The Washington Nationals named 33-year-old Blake Butera as their new manager on Friday, making him Major League Baseball's youngest manager since 1972. "I am incredibly honored to be named the manager of the Washington Nationals,

At just 33 years old, he will be the youngest manager in over 50 years.

Butera would be the youngest manager since the Minnesota Twins’ Frank Quilici in 1972, according to ESPN, which first reported Butera’s hiring.