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NL Manager of the Year (1996) Bruce Douglas Bochy (/ ˈboʊtʃi /; born April 16, 1955) is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher who is the manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career, Bochy was a catcher for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres.
The Giants moved from New York to San Francisco in 1958, with Bill Rigney as their manager. [10] [11] They won their first National League championship in San Francisco under Alvin Dark in 1962 but lost the World Series that year. [12] In their first 28 years in San Francisco, they had 14 managers (including two terms by Rigney). [1]
The Giants originated in New York City as the New York Gothams in 1883, and were known as the New York Giants from 1885 until the team relocated to San Francisco after the 1957 season. During most of their 75 seasons in New York City, the Giants played home games at various incarnations of the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan .
Bochy posted a 1,052-1,054 record in San Francisco for the second-most wins as a manager in franchise history behind John McGraw’s 2,583-1,790 mark from 1902-1932.
He remains revered for his 13-year tenure managing San Francisco that included winning World Series titles in 2010, ’12 and ’14. “It’s special to be back in this ballpark.
The 2012 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) 2012 season. [1] The 108th edition of the World Series, the series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants and the American League (AL) champion Detroit Tigers; the Giants won in a four-game sweep.
The San Francisco Giants have had nine general managers. [1] [2] [3] The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. [4] [5] The first person to officially hold the title of general manager for the Giants was Chub Feeney, who assumed the title ...
For information on the franchise in general, see San Francisco Giants. The history of the San Francisco Giants begins in 1883 with the New York Gothams and has involved some of baseball's greatest players, including Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Barry Bonds, and Gaylord Perry. The team has won three World Series titles and six National League (NL ...