Bruce Bochy’s tenure as the manager of the Texas Rangers is over after three seasons.
The Rangers announced Monday they “mutually agreed” with Bochy to “end his managerial tenure with the organization. He has been offered a front office role to remain with the Rangers in an advisory capacity.”
Despite two straight third-place finishes in the American League West in his last two seasons at the helm, Bochy will forever be remembered in Rangers history for his first season with the team.
He led them to their only World Series crown in franchise history in 2023 with a postseason run that included a Wild Card Series win over the Tampa Bay Rays, Division Series win over the Baltimore Orioles, American League Championship Series win over the Houston Astros and Fall Classic victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bochy immediately delivered the championship Texas was hoping for when it hired him and, while it was a first for the AL West team, it was business as usual for the legendary manager.
After all, it was his fourth World Series crown and fifth appearance in the Fall Classic during a career that includes stops as the manager of the San Diego Padres (1995-2006) and San Francisco Giants (2007-19).
He won three championships with the Giants and led the Padres to the 1998 World Series, where they lost to the New York Yankees.
While the Rangers offered him a role within the organization after they finished with an 81-81 record, a resume like that could generate interest elsewhere. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported as much and pointed to Bochy’s former team as a possibility:
San Francisco has made the playoffs just once since Bochy left, and it lost in the Division Series to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021 when it did. Perhaps it will turn back the clock and hire a familiar face this offseason with the hope of rediscovering its old form.
That is now a possibility following the Rangers’ move on Monday.