Rangers Skipper Bruce Bochy Gets Reunion Tour in 2023

Because of Main League Baseball’s new schedule format, new Texas Rangers supervisor Bruce Bochy can have a reunion with each group he’s performed for or managed in 2023 — together with a visit again to the Bay Space.

The Rangers and MLB launched the schedule earlier this yr.

Bochy will lead the Rangers into Oracle Park from Aug. 11-13, the house of the San Francisco Giants, subsequent season. Bochy managed the Giants from 2007-19, the place he led them to 3 World Collection titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Bochy has been part of Rangers-Giants matchups earlier than, essentially the most important being the 2010 World Collection, as San Francisco gained in 5 video games. Bochy’s hiring makes him the third supervisor in MLB historical past to later handle the group he beat within the World Collection.

However it isn’t simply the Giants. He led the San Diego Padres from 1995-2006. Whereas Bochy noticed the Padres commonly when he was main the Giants — each are within the Nationwide League West — he and the Rangers can pay the Padres a go to from July 28-30 at Petco Park.

Bochy not solely led San Diego, he performed his remaining 5 MLB seasons with the Padres from 1983-87. Earlier than that, he performed one season for the New York Mets in 1982. He broke into the Majors with the Houston Astros in 1978 and performed for the Astros till 1980.

The Rangers can pay the Mets a go to at Citi Area from Aug. 28-30.

In the meantime, the Rangers and Astros will play one another 14 occasions as a part of play within the American League West.

The Rangers host the Astros from June 30-July 3 and from Sept. 4-6.

The Rangers journey to Houston from April 14-16 and from July 24-26.

Bochy is the primary supervisor the Rangers have employed that had World Collection championship credentials as a supervisor. Earlier than Friday, Bochy was serving because the supervisor of the French nationwide group and as a particular advisor to the Giants.

The Rangers started discussions with Bochy final week in Nashville. The one different candidate for the job was interim supervisor Tony Beasley.

Bochy is about to satisfy the native media on Monday.

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