The San Francisco Giants are shifting ahead with out manager Bob Melvin. The staff introduced Monday it fired Melvin after two years on the helm.
Melvin, 63, was initially employed forward of the 2024 MLB season to get the Giants again on observe after the staff missed out on two consecutive postseasons. Despite funding from the entrance workplace, the Giants failed to finish that streak beneath Melvin. The Giants completed in fourth place within the National League West in 2024 and third within the division in 2025.
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Team president of baseball operations Buster Posey stated Monday that the staff did not play up to its expectations this season, resulting in Melvin’s firing.
“After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team. The last couple of months have been both disappointing and frustrating for all of us, and we did not perform up to our standards. We now turn our focus to identifying a new leader to guide us forward.”
Posey additionally thanked Melvin for his “dedication, professionalism, and class.”
Melvin’s tenure because the staff’s manager wasn’t a catastrophe. The veteran manager was almost precisely .500 in his two seasons with the membership. After going 80-82 final season, the Giants completed 81-81 in 2025. While common, that report wasn’t adequate for the Giants.
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The transfer comes regardless of Posey selecting up an possibility on Melvin’s contract in July. That possibility assured Melvin’s deal by way of 2026. But the staff faltered throughout that month, going 9-15. That resulted in Posey promoting gamers on the deadline.
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The Giants briefly recovered sufficient to play their method again into playoff rivalry, however could not preserve a excessive stage of play. The staff went 27-26 over the ultimate two months of the common season, which wasn’t sufficient to maintain tempo with the Cincinnati Reds and the collapsing New York Mets, who remained in playoff rivalry till the ultimate day of the common season.
With Melvin gone, Posey will likely be charged with selecting the staff’s subsequent manager. Given the expectations set by Posey, that manager will likely be anticipated to win instantly in San Francisco.
Under Posey the Giants have proven a willingness to spend cash in free company to enhance the membership. The staff introduced in shortstop Willy Adames on a seven-year, $182 million deal final offseason and signed third baseman Matt Chapman to a $151 million extension on the finish of 2024. Those strikes, in addition to the staff’s early commerce for Rafael Devers, present Posey’s need to construct a winner in San Francisco.
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While the staff will spend money on expertise, successful within the NL West will not be straightforward. The Los Angeles Dodgers stay a perennial contender and the San Diego Padres are at all times a menace to make a blockbuster commerce. The Giants have principally operated because the third banana within the division in latest reminiscence.
It will likely be as much as Posey, and his new manager, to show the Giants are able to hanging with the opposite juggernauts within the NL West.