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Kapler began the 2021 season with a coaching staff of 13 that included nine who had never been on a major league staff before he hired them, and most of them were young enough to be playing themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/how-gabe-kapler-giants-put-together-innovative-coaching-staff|title=Kapler's vision for Giants coaching staff helped quick turnaround|website=NBC Sports|date=October 7, 2021|author=Alex Pavlovic}}</ref> Kapler won his 200th game as a manager in April 2021, becoming the first manager in MLB history with a 200–200 win–loss record over the first 400 games of his career.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maria|last=Guardado|title=Giants 'set tone' with shutout vs. Phils|url=https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/kevin-gausman-giants-shutout-phillies|website=MLB.com|date=April 20, 2021|access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
In the 2021 regular season, his Giants won more games than any other major league team (107; with his team's winning percentage rising from .483 to .660), the 12 overturns caused by his challenges were tied with those of LA's Dave Roberts for the most in the majors, and he was one of only two managers who were not ejected during the season (along with Tampa Bay's Kevin Cash).<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2021-managers.shtml|title=2021 Major League Baseball Managers|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He used more pinch hitters per game than any other major league manager for the second season in a row (2.60), and the second-most pitchers per game (4.7).<ref name="auto4"/> Kapler ended the 2021 season with a Giants managerial
Kapler’s players praised him for keeping open lines of communication with them throughout the season, which was especially important given that he used the team’s entire roster, shattering the MLB record for pinch-hit appearances as he exploited matchups aggressively.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/gabe-kapler-wins-2021-nl-manager-of-the-year-award|title=Stunning season earns Kapler NL MOY|website=MLB.com|date=November 16, 2021|author=Steve Gilbert}}</ref>
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