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'''Bruce Douglas Bochy''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|oʊ|tʃ|i}}; born April 16, 1955) is
Bochy is the only former Padres player to serve as the team's manager on a non-interim basis. He participated in the first five postseason appearances in Padres history, as a backup catcher in {{baseball year|1984}} and as their manager in {{baseball year|1996}}, {{baseball year|1998}}, {{baseball year|2005}}, and {{baseball year|2006}}. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) pennant in 14 years; however, they lost the [[1998 World Series]] to the [[New York Yankees]].
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==Early life==
Bochy was born in France (in [[Bussac-Forêt]], [[Charente-Maritime]]), where his father, Sergeant Major (E-9) Gus Bochy, was stationed as a [[non-commissioned officer]] in the [[U.S. Army]] at the time.<ref name="head-man"/> Growing up, Bochy moved with his family to the [[Panama Canal Zone]], [[South Carolina]], and [[
Bochy graduated from [[Melbourne High School (Melbourne, Florida)|Melbourne High School]], where he was a baseball teammate of [[Darrell Hammond]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/20253625/the-lineup-ichiro-of-old-shows-up-in-bronx-cj-wilson-comes-up-small |title=The Lineup: Ichiro of old shows up in Bronx, C.J. Wilson comes up small |first=C. Trent |last=Rosecrans |date=September 20, 2012 |publisher=CBSSports.com}}</ref>
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===New York Mets (1981–1982)===
On February 11, 1981, Bochy was traded to the Mets for minor leaguers Stan Hough and Randy Rogers.<ref name="Friend1985">{{cite news |url=
===San Diego Padres (1983–1987)===
On February 23, 1983, Bochy signed as a free agent with the [[San Diego Padres]]. With the Padres, he was the backup to [[Terry Kennedy (baseball)|Terry Kennedy]] from 1983 to 1986 and rookie catcher [[Benito Santiago]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url=
Bochy was the backup to [[Terry Kennedy (baseball)|Terry Kennedy]] when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and he played in one game in the [[1984 World Series]], which the Padres lost in five games to the [[Detroit Tigers]].
On July 1, 1985, Bochy hit a tenth-inning walk-off home run off [[Nolan Ryan]] of the Houston Astros, the only walk-off home run allowed in Ryan's career.<ref name="Friend1985"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?t=p&id=ryanno01 |title=Nolan Ryan Career Home Runs Allowed |publisher=baseball-reference.com}}</ref> Bochy was behind the plate on September 11, 1985, when Pete Rose, with the [[Cincinnati Reds]], collected his record-breaking 4,192nd major league hit off Padres pitcher [[Eric Show]].<ref>{{cite web |url=
On November 9, 1987, Bochy was granted free agency.
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===San Diego Padres (1995–2006)===
After four years of managing for their minor league teams, the San Diego Padres picked Bochy to be the team's third-base coach under new manager [[Jim Riggleman]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |url=
[[File:Bruce Bochy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Bochy with the Padres in 2006]]
In [[1996 San Diego Padres season|1996]], his second season, Bochy led the Padres to a 91–71 record and their second National League West division title in franchise history,<ref name="spokesman1996"/> earning Bochy [[Manager of the Year Award|National League Manager of the Year]] and [[Sporting News Manager of the Year Award|''Sporting News'' National League Manager of the Year]] honors.<ref>{{cite news |url=
After the World Series, the Padres dramatically cut payroll and suffered five straight losing seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/padres/2004-02-17-bochy-2005-option_x.htm |title=Padres add a year to Bochy's deal |first=Bernie |last=Wilson |date=February 17, 2004 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> In 2005 and 2006, Bochy led the Padres to consecutive NL West titles for the first time in franchise history, but they lost to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] in the Division Series each year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2014/may/30/bruce-bochy-sandy-alderson-giants-padres/ |title=Bochy an NL West title mainstay for Padres |first=Tom |last=Krasovic |date=May 30, 2014 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> Reliever [[Trevor Hoffman]] saved 457 games managed by Bochy, the most saves by one pitcher under one manager in Major League history, according to [[NBC Sports Bay Area]]. After the 2006 season, new Padres CEO [[Sandy Alderson]] preferred to have a younger manager, so he allowed Giants General Manager [[Brian Sabean]] to interview Bochy for his job opening.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/15823984/ |title=Bochy follows familiar path to Series |first=Barry M. |last=Bloom |date=October 24, 2010 |work=MLB.com |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062016/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/15823984/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Bochy left the Padres for the Giants after the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bochy looks forward to challenge of managing Giants|url=
===San Francisco Giants (2007–2019)===
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Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace [[Felipe Alou]] and become the Giants' new manager on October 27, 2006.<ref name="mlb2006"/> On August 8, 2007, he won his 1,000th game as manager in a 5–0 victory over the [[Washington Nationals]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Milestone-wins-for-Giants-Bruce-Bochy-13698724.php|title=Milestone wins for Giants' Bruce Bochy: Tracking Boch's likely journey to Hall of Fame|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=28 March 2019 |last1=Massa |first1=By Mike }}</ref> After two seasons of 90+ losses in 2007 and 2008, the Giants rebounded to finish 88–74 in 2009, and remained in the playoff race into September behind a pitching staff with the second-lowest ERA in the Majors.<ref name="shea2010">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/shea/article/Bochy-has-a-sense-of-security-in-2010-3271302.php |title=Bochy has a sense of security in 2010 |first=John |last=Shea |date=March 5, 2010 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> After the season, Bochy received a new two-year contract with an option for 2012.<ref name="shea2010"/>
In 2010, the Giants finished 92–70 and clinched their first NL West title since 2003 on the final day of the regular season against the Padres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301003126 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140110203523/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=301003126 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2014 |title=Jonathan Sanchez eliminates Padres to give Giants NL West title |date=October 3, 2010 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=ESPN.com}}</ref> Bochy's "bunch of castoffs and misfits" defeated the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the [[2010 National League Division Series|2010 NLDS]] and the reigning 2-time National League champion (who had won a World Series during that stretch) [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in the [[2010 National League Championship Series|NLCS]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-24/giants-misfits-beat-phillies-to-win-nlcs-reach-world-series-vs-rangers |title=Giants 'Misfits' Beat Phillies to Win NLCS, Reach World Series |first=Erik |last=Matuszewski |date=October 23, 2010 |publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=
In 2011, the Giants finished 86–76 and missed the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-chances-ended-with-Buster-Posey-s-injury-2298986.php |title=Giants' chances ended with Buster Posey's injury |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=September 29, 2011 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> After the season, the Giants extended Bochy's contract through 2013, with an option for 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/26054294/ |title=Giants extend Sabean, Bochy through 2013 |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=November 30, 2011 |work=MLB.com |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222065859/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/26054294/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, the Giants clinched the NL West for the second time in three years against the Padres, finishing with a 94–68 record.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-clinch-NL-West-title-3886788.php |title=Giants clinch NL West title |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=September 23, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> In the postseason, the Giants fell behind the [[Cincinnati Reds]] 0–2 in the [[2012 National League Division Series|2012 NLDS]] before winning three straight games to stave off elimination.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-Cards-tough-off-field-comebacks-3946267.php |title=Giants, Cards' tough off-field comebacks |first=Steve |last=Kroner |date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> In the [[2012 National League Championship Series|NLCS]], the Giants fell behind the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] three games to one, but again won three straight elimination games to clinch their second National League pennant in three seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2012/10/22/san-francisco-giants-crush-cardinals-to-win-the-nl-pennant/ |title=San Francisco Giants crush Cardinals to win the NL pennant |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=October 22, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> The Giants swept the [[2012 World Series]] against the [[Detroit Tigers]] in four games.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-win-World-Series-3989059.php |title=SF Giants win World Series |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=October 28, 2012 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> After the season, Bochy said the tagline for 2012 was "never say die".<ref>{{cite news |url=
Before the 2013 season, the Giants extended Bochy's contract through 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2013/03/28/giants-reward-sabean-and-bochy-with-contract-extensions/ |title=Giants reward Sabean and Bochy with contract extensions |first=Ron |last=Kroichick |date=March 28, 2013 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> Bochy became the 21st manager with 1,500 wins on July 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2013/07/24/postgame-notes-bochy-reaches-next-level-as-giants-get-unique-win/ |title=Bochy reaches next level as Giants get unique win |first=Alex |last=Pavlovic |date=July 24, 2013 |work=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref> The Giants finished the season 76–86 and missed the playoffs in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/5-questions-facing-the-Giants-heading-into-the-5233682.php |title=5 questions facing the Giants heading into the 2014 season |first=Henry |last=Schulman |date=February 14, 2014 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> When [[Jim Leyland]] retired after the 2013 season, Bochy became MLB's active leader in wins with 1,530.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-21/leyland-retires-as-manager-of-mlb-s-tigers-after-eight-seasons |title=Leyland Retires as Manager of MLB's Tigers After Eight Seasons |first=Eben |last=Novy-Williams |date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref> In 2014, Bochy became the 19th manager to reach 1,600 wins on August 27,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/91829256/buster-poseys-walk-off-homer-keeps-giants-clear-in-wild-card-race |title=Posey's walk-off keeps Giants in Wild Card control |first=Chris |last=Haft |date=August 28, 2014 |work=MLB.com |access-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=February 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222070130/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/91829256/buster-poseys-walk-off-homer-keeps-giants-clear-in-wild-card-race |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also became the all-time NL Western Division leader in managerial wins, passing [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] manager [[Tommy Lasorda]] for that distinction, since the installment of division play in 1969.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0817-bruce-bochy-giants-20140817-story.html |title=No-nonsense approach is a winner for Giants Manager Bruce Bochy |first=Kevin |last=Baxter |date=August 16, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
With an 88–74 record, the Giants made the 2014 postseason as the second wild-card team. During a low point of the regular season, Bochy told his players they had "champion blood", referring to the Giants' 2010 and 2012 championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bayareasportsguy.com/pences-expletive-champion-blood-speech-gets-giants-ready-for-postseason/ |title=Pence's "(expletive) champion blood" speech gets Giants ready for postseason (video) |first=Steve |last=Berman |date=September 26, 2014 |work=Bay Area Sports Guy}}</ref> After defeating the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] in the [[2014 National League Wild Card Game|NL Wild Card Game]], the Giants beat the heavily favored<ref>{{cite web |url=
[[File:President Obama Honors the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants at the White House (2).jpg|thumb|right|Bochy (right) presents [[Barack Obama]] with a custom Giants jersey at the [[White House]] in 2015]]
On April 3, 2015, the Giants announced Bochy had signed a contract extension through the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/116106232/san-francisco-giants-manager-bruce-bochy-and-general-manager-brian-sabean-agree-to-terms-on-extensions-through-2019 |title=Bochy, Sabean extend contracts; GM moves up |date=April 3, 2015 |first=Chris |last=Haft |work=MLB.com}}</ref> On June 10, 2015, Bochy recorded his 700th win as Giants manager, making him the fourth in history to win at least 700 games for two different teams, joining [[Sparky Anderson]], [[Tony La Russa]], and [[Jim Leyland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2015/06/10/chris-heston-on-his-no-hitter-i-still-cant-believe-it-happened/ |title=Chris Heston on his no-hitter: "I still can't believe it happened" |date=June 10, 2015 |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |work=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref> The milestone came on the same night that [[Chris Heston]] threw a [[no-hitter]] for the Giants, the fifth no-hitter by the Giants under Bochy ([[Jonathan Sánchez]] in 2009; [[Matt Cain's perfect game]] in 2012; and [[Tim Lincecum]] in 2013 and 2014).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/06/10/old-hat-giants-chris-heston-tosses-no-hitter-mets/28778489/ |title=Old hat for Giants: Chris Heston tosses no-hitter |first=Joe |last=Lemire |work=USA TODAY |date=June 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=
On June 26, 2016, Bochy recorded his 800th win as Giants manager.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/186402186/giants-conor-gillaspie-hits-walk-off |title=Giants walk off for NL-best 49th victory |first1=Chris |last1=Haft |first2=Todd |last2=Zolecki |work=MLB.com |date=June 26, 2016 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-date=June 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629053655/http://m.giants.mlb.com/news/article/186402186/giants-conor-gillaspie-hits-walk-off |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 30, Bochy became the first manager since 1976 to intentionally forfeit the [[designated hitter]], allowing [[Madison Bumgarner]] to bat for himself against the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/giants/2016/06/29/bochy-bumgarner-dh-oakland-giants/ |title=BREAKING: Giants to give up DH, let Bumgarner hit in Oakland |first=Andrew |last=Baggarly |date=June 29, 2016 |work=Bay Area News Group}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/Bumgarner-is-a-hit-in-all-ways-in-Giants-win-over-8335768.php |title=Madison Bumgarner is a hit in all ways in Giants' win over A's |first=Susan |last=Slusser |date=June 30, 2016 |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> With an 87–75 record, the Giants made the 2016 postseason as the second wild-card team, clinching on the final day of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Giants-playoff-bound-after-completing-sweep-of-9538271.php |title=Giants playoff-bound after completing sweep of Dodgers |date=October 2, 2016 |first=Henry |last=Schulman |work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> The Giants defeated the [[New York Mets]] 3–0 in the [[2016 National League Wild Card Game|NL Wild Card Game]], their 11th straight postseason series win, dating back to 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/giants-tie-mlb-record-most-consecutive-postseason-series-wins |title=Giants tie MLB record for most consecutive postseason series wins |date=October 5, 2016 |work=CSN Bay Area}}</ref> The Giants lost the [[2016 National League Division Series|2016 NLDS]] in four games to the [[Chicago Cubs]], their first postseason series loss under Bochy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-giants-game-4-final-score-things-to-know-as-cubs-advance-to-nlcs-after-furious-comeback/ |title=Cubs-Giants Game 4: Final score, things to know as Cubs advance to NLCS after furious comeback |date=October 12, 2016 |first=R.J. |last=Anderson |work=CBSSports.com}}</ref>
On April 9, 2017, at [[Petco Park]], in a 5–3 win over the [[San Diego Padres]], Bochy won his 840th game as Giants manager, tying [[Dusty Baker]] for the most wins in the West Coast portion of Giants history. The next day, in the Giants' home opener at [[AT&T Park]] and a 4–1 win over the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], Bochy surpassed Baker to become the all-time San Francisco Giants managerial wins leader. On May 3, 2017, Bochy became the 15th manager to reach 1,800 wins.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/instant-replay-giants-win-series-over-dodgers-extra-innings |title=Instant Replay: Giants Win Series Over Dodgers in Extra Innings |first=Alex |last=Pavlovic |date=May 3, 2017 |work=NBC Sports Bay Area}}</ref> On September 25 at [[Chase Field]], in a 9–2 win over the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]], Bochy won his 900th career game as manager of the San Francisco Giants, making him the first manager in Major League history to win 900 games with two different teams.<ref>{{cite web |first=Simon |last=Sharkey-Gotlieb |title=Bochy becomes 1st manager ever to win 900 games with 2 teams |url=https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1383870 |work=theScore.com |date=September 2017 |access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/bochy-future-certainly-not-way-i-want-go-out |title=Bochy on future: This is 'certainly not the way I want to go out' |first=Alex |last=Pavlovic |date=September 28, 2017 |work=NBC Sports Bay Area}}</ref> Expected to be postseason contenders in 2017, the Giants instead fell to 64–98, matching Bochy's worst record as a manager,<ref group="note">The [[2003 San Diego Padres season|2003 San Diego Padres]] also finished 64–98.</ref> and the Giants' worst since [[1985 San Francisco Giants season|1985]].<ref>{{cite news |url=
On July 29, 2018, Bochy recorded his 1,906th career victory as manager, surpassing [[Casey Stengel]] into 11th place on MLB's career wins list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/mlb/san-francisco-giants/article215749805.html |title=Bochy passes Stengel on wins list from Cooperstown, but Giants face more health issues |first=Paul |last=Gackle |date=July 29, 2018 |work=Bay Area News Group |publisher=The Sacramento Bee}}</ref> Numerous injuries and an underperforming offense resulted in the Giants finishing 73–89 in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/10/01/giants-finish-5-21-september-for-another-losing-season/38008551/ |title=Giants finish 5–21 September for another losing season |publisher=USA Today |work=The Associated Press |date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> With [[Mike Scioscia]] stepping down as the Los Angeles Angels manager on the last day of the [[2018 MLB season]], Bochy entered the 2019 season as the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball.
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===Texas Rangers (2023–present)===
On October 21, 2022, the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] hired Bochy, coming out of retirement, as their new manager and 29th in franchise history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Evan |date=2022-10-22 |title=Rangers hire three-time World Series champion Bruce Bochy as next manager |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2022/10/21/rangers-name-three-time-world-series-champion-bruce-bochy-as-next-manager/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref> On June 4, 2023, Bochy won his 2,041st career game, surpassing [[Walter Alston]] for 10th place on the all-time managerial wins list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-rout-mariners-for-fourth-series-sweep-in-2023 |title=Relentless Rangers bats match 1936 Yanks in sweep |quote=Texas scores double-digit runs for 10th time as Bochy passes Alston on skipper victories list |first=Kennedi |last=Landry |date=June 4, 2023 |
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