© 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.NFL Betting Even More Popular at the Start of the 2023-24 Season He’s taking over a Giants team looking to reshape the clubhouse culture and bounce back from a season that fell well short of the expectations they had on them.

Melvin had one year left on his contract in San Diego. Padres manager Bob Melvin walks to the mound to take the ball from starting pitcher Seth Lugo. Preller, but the Padres general manager had said earlier this month that the team planned to keep Melvin as skipper. The 2023 campaign came with its fair share of ups and downs and the Padres missed the playoffs despite their $250 million payroll. He was able to get out of his A’s contract after the 2021 season and take a job with the Padres, where he helped lead San Diego to the NLCS in 2022. Padres manager Bob Melvin walks to the dugout after making a pitching change. Melvin got his start as a manager in 2003 when he replaced Lou Piniella in Seattle.Īfter two years with the Mariners, Melvin went to the Diamondbacks and managed in Arizona for four-plus seasons before getting fired in May 2009. Melvin grew up in the area, played for the Giants during his time as a big-league catcher and managed the Athletics from 2011 to 2021, leading Oakland to the playoffs six times. The 61-year-old Bay Area native returns home for his 21st season as an MLB manager.

Melvin met with several Giants officials on the baseball ops and ownership side on Monday, according to The Athletic, and everything seemed to reaffirm him as their choice for the job. The Giants moved quickly in securing their top choice for the job after the San Diego Padres granted them permission to speak with Melvin about the job.

The San Francisco ballclub is expected to announce the hiring of Bob Melvin as the team’s next manager, according to multiple reports. It seems the Giants have found their man. Shohei Ohtani makes generous donation as free agency kicks off Giants’ Shohei Ohtani pursuit could be hindered by Oracle Park Yoshinobu Yamamoto may prefer West Coast MLB landing spot This could be a very painful offseason for these top MLB teams

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