Rangers and Bochy part ways as he takes front office advisory role

The Texas Rangers and manager Bruce Bochy announced Monday that they have mutually agreed to end his three season tenure, with the club offering Bochy a front office role in an advisory capacity. The move was announced after the Rangers closed the season at 81-81 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive year.

The Rangers said Bochy, 70, will be offered an advisory position with the organization after serving as manager since 2023. Bochy led Texas to its first World Series championship in 2023, then oversaw seasons that fell short of postseason expectations. The club said the decision was mutual and framed the advisory offer as a way for Bochy to remain involved while ceding day-to-day managerial responsibilities.

The announcement came the same day the San Francisco Giants fired manager Bob Melvin and the Minnesota Twins dismissed Rocco Baldelli, immediately creating multiple managerial vacancies around the league. The timing prompted speculation that Bochy, who managed the Giants from 2007 to 2019 and guided San Francisco to World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014, could be a candidate to return to the Bay Area. The Giants’ president of baseball operations is Buster...