With four championship rings from just five World Series appearances, along with 2,252 regular season wins across 28 seasons, Bruce Bochy has established his name as one of the best managers in the history of major league baseball. Bochy has been serving as a manager for the Rangers for two years now. Guess what? Five of the managers ahead of him on the all-time wins list and six of the next eight already have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Despite all of it, the Texas Rangers have “mutually agreed to end” Bruce Bochy’s stint as a manager. This decision came right after the Rangers fell six games short of a playoff spot, with an 81-81 record.

Notably, Bochy had led the Rangers to a 90-win season and a five-game world series win during his debut season on the Rangers bench. For now, the Rangers have offered him a front-office advisor role to remain with the team, but it’s unclear whether he will accept it or not.

The Rangers’ announcement was made on the same day that the Giants relieved Bob Melvin from his managerial duties. Their decision came only a day after Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote that Bruce Bochy could be Buster Posey’s top choice to replace San Francisco Giants skipper Bob Melvin.

“If Melvin is fired, guess who could wind up to be Buster Posey’s top choice to replace Melvin? Yep, Bruce Bochy. The man who led the Giants to three World Series championships, with Posey as his catcher, whose contract expires after the season with the Texas Rangers.” Nightingale wrote in his column.

After the Melvin move, it has led the analysts to believe that Bruce Bochy could head back to the team he won three world series with. Although, that’s yet to be finalized. In the same span, the Minnesota Twins also fired manager Rocco Baldelli. Intriguingly, all of these decisions were made only a day after the regular season ended.

Bruce Bochy’s last remarks as Rangers manager

Buster Posey—Giants president of baseball operations happens to be the 2012 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star catcher. Interestingly, he played 12 of his major league seasons under Bruce Bochy’s leadership.

During the last week of this regular season, Buchy refused to answer any questions related to his future with the Texas Rangers. There was one time, however, when he expressed his experience managing the Rangers.

“It’s as much fun as I’ve had in the game. I said this when I came back: you have a deeper appreciation when you’re out, especially for three years and you realize what you have and how blessed you are to be doing what you’re doing. It’s been a lot of fun and I still love it and enjoy it.” He said.

If we talk about possible replacements for Bochy in Texas, it is former Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker. He had joined the Rangers in November 2024 as a senior adviser for baseball operations. In fact, he was also the 2023 NL Manager of the Year.

It was after the Miami Marlins went 84-78 and made it to the playoffs. The 45 year old was previously a bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. He had even played for the Cardinals during 2011 when they won the World Series championship over the Texas Rangers.