(Arlington) Bruce Bochy won a World Series in Texas, which the Rangers didn’t even get. Now he is coming out of three-year retirement with hopes of bringing the home team back to this level.
Bochy, who won the first of his three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants at the former Rangers Stadium in 2010, was introduced as the Texas team’s new head coach on Monday.
“What I told ‘Boch’ when I offered him the job was that I wasn’t doing it because I love him and because I played with him. I did it because we believe, as an organization, that he is the right person to lead us into the future.” said CEO Chris Young.
Bochy has not 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 lengthy discussions with Young.
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“Some 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 Chris wanted to create. I agreed. »
At 67, Bochy 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 a coach and guided the Padres to their last World Series appearance in 1998.
Rangers are 68-94 this season and have lost 35 by one point, which is a club record. It was the sixth consecutive losing season, also a team record since moving to Texas in 1972.
After winning the 2010 World Series with a Game 5 victory at Texas, the Giants added titles in 2012 and 2014. The Rangers returned to the World Series in 2011, but lost in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Fourth-year manager Chris Woodward was fired by the Rangers on August 15, two days before the team also fired president of baseball operations Jon Daniels.
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