Rangers turn to 3-time champ Bochy as manager

The Texas Rangers have employed Bruce Bochy as their supervisor, bringing the three-time World Sequence champion out of a brief retirement to take over a workforce that has had six consecutive shedding seasons.

Texas made the stunning announcement Friday, simply greater than two weeks after its season ended.

“If I used to be going to return to managing, it needed to be the suitable scenario,” Bochy mentioned in a press release. “I strongly consider that to be the case with the Rangers, and I can not wait to get began.”

The 67-year-old Bochy hasn’t managed since 2019, when he stepped away after 13 seasons and people World Sequence titles with the San Francisco Giants, the primary of which was a five-game win over Texas in 2010.

“As we went by way of the interview course of, Bruce’s ardour and pleasure about returning to the dugout was very evident,” mentioned Rangers government vice chairman and normal supervisor Chris Younger, who performed for Bochy with San Diego in 2006. “It grew to become clear he was the perfect particular person to guide our membership as we proceed to construct a championship tradition right here in Arlington.”

Bochy has gained 2,003 video games as a supervisor, 951 with the San Diego Padres from 1995 to 2006 and 1,052 with San Francisco from 2007 to ’19.

“In his 25 years with San Diego and San Francisco, Bruce was probably the most profitable and revered managers in Main League Baseball,” Younger mentioned. “With a peaceful and regular presence, he has a outstanding capacity to attach and talk with gamers, coaches, and employees, and his groups have all the time performed with most effort. His information of the sport, in addition to his integrity, is unmatched.”

The Rangers fired fourth-year supervisor Chris Woodward on Aug. 15, two days earlier than president of baseball operations and former GM Jon Daniels was additionally let go. Texas went on to complete 68-94, eight wins greater than 2021 however what Younger mentioned, “was about half of our inner expectations.”

Texas was 17-31 beneath interim supervisor Tony Beasley, the longtime Rangers third base coach who was as soon as Younger’s supervisor within the minor leagues. A number of younger gamers obtained prolonged seems to be throughout that span, and the GM mentioned in August that Beasley would not be judged solely on win-loss file. Beasley was interviewed for the job two days after the season ended.