Since taking over as manager of the Seattle Mariners in 2003, the Palo Alto native and longtime Menlo Park resident has managed in the major leagues. Prior to taking over as Oakland’s manager for ten years starting in 2011, he was also the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. With 853 victories, Melvin ranked second in A’s team history and trained Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack.
Melvin described himself as “an absolute crazy Bay Area sports fan” growing up and described his rise to the Giants’ manager position as “surreal” during a press conference on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants announced Bob Melvin, a resident of the Bay Area and former captain of the San Diego Padres, as their new manager.
With three games left in the regular season, Gabe Kapler was fired. Melvin, a former Giants player and Oakland Athletics manager, took over as manager. After a fantastic start to the season and a 9–18 September record, the Giants faded away at the end of the campaign. They were still in the running for the playoffs.
After Kapler was sacked, bench coach Kai Correa took over as interim manager; Melvin will succeed him.
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