Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy looks out from the field before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 17, 2024. ARLINGTON, Texas — Watching Bob Melvin jump from one National League West team to another this winter, Bruce Bochy shared the same observation made by many Giants fans who remembered their beloved former skipper make the same move a decade prior.
Facing off this weekend at Globe Life Field, Melvin, 62, and Bochy, 69, added yet another venue and another pair of uniforms to their vast history. Bochy began his managerial career in San Diego in 1995, when he was 40 years old. Melvin was 41 when he was named the first-year manager of the Mariners in 2003. Still around multiple decades later, the two men now occupy the top two spots on the leaderboard of the winningest active managers.
Over their 18 years sharing two of the 30 manager’s chairs around the majors, Melvin has gotten the best of Bochy, 84-70, including a 28-25 advantage over 10 years of facing off in the annual Bay Bridge series. Most of the memories from his time in San Francisco he took care of last year, when he made his first return visit.San Francisco Giants |“You know what, it’s always good to see some old friends,” Bochy said. “Time has gone by. I’ve been here a year and half. Last year we played in San Francisco. I’ll catch up with a few guys. Those memories were great memories. I had some great friendships there, and there are still some there.
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