(Arlington) Bruce Bochy won a World Series in Texas, which the Rangers didn’t even manage. Now he is coming out of three-year retirement with hopes of bringing the home side back to this level.
Posted yesterday at 4:55 p.m.
Bochy, who won the first of his three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants at the old Rangers stadium in 2010, was introduced as the Texas team’s new manager on Monday.
“What I said to ‘Boch’ when I offered him the job was that I wasn’t doing this because I love him and because I played under him. I did it because we believe as an organization that he is the right person to guide us into the future,” said CEO Chris Young.
Bochy hasn’t managed a team since 2019, when he left after 13 seasons with the Giants. Previously, he had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for 12 seasons. Bochy said he was convinced after long discussions with Young.
“Some have asked me why. The answer is simple: because I miss Major League Baseball, admitted Bochy. We talked for several hours about the team and the culture that Chris wanted to create. I agreed. »
Aged 67, Bochy has signed a three-year contract. A former Major League catcher, he began his playing career with the Houston Astros. Bochy had 2003 wins in 25 seasons as manager and guided the Padres to their final World Series appearance in 1998.
Rangers are 68-94 this season and have lost 35 by a single point, which is a club record. It was their sixth straight losing season, also a team record since moving to Texas in 1972.
After winning the 2010 World Series with a Game 5 victory in Texas, the Giants added titles in 2012 and 2014. The Rangers returned to the World Series in 2011, but lost in seven games at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Fourth-year manager Chris Woodward was fired by the Rangers on Aug. 15, two days before the team also fired president of baseball operations Jon Daniels.