The San Francisco Giants have fired manager Bob Melvin, parting ways with Melvin after two seasons at the helm — and missing the playoffs for a fourth straight season.
Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said in a statement: “After meeting with ownership, I met with Bob today to inform him of my decision. On behalf of the organization, I want to express my appreciation to Bob for his dedication, professionalism, and class. I wish him all the best … After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team. The last couple of months have been both disappointing and frustrating for all of us, and we did not perform up to our standards. We now turn our focus to identifying a new leader to guide us forward.”
Melvin, 63, left the San Diego Padres to return home to the Bay Area after being hired ahead of the 2024 MLB season to get the Giants back on track after missing the post season for two years at that time. However under the veteran manager, the Giants underperformed with his tenure ending at 161-163.
Third baseman Matt Chapman, who also played for Melvin with Oakland, said at the season’s end: “You know how I feel about BoMel, I loved him. He’s been my manager for I guess seven years. I feel extremely grateful that I get to play for him and he’s the same guy every day. He’s been steady for us, he’s always honest with the players, he has our back. He’s done the best with what we’ve given him. The players, a lot of us didn’t play to probably our capabilities.”
Across 22 years as a manager in the major leagues, Melvin has a 1,678-1,588 career regular-season record. He also earned Manager of the Year honored three times on both leagues, and has made eight postseason appearances with Arizona, Seattle, Oakland, San Diego and the Giants.
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