Bochy to Leave Rangers Dugout After 3 Seasons Including a World Series Title

After three seasons at the helm of the Texas Rangers, Bruce Bochy will not return to manage the team in 2026. He has instead been offered a front office position with the club.

The Rangers coaxed Bochy out of retirement prior to the 2023 season. Following six consecutive losing seasons, Bochy led the Rangers to their first World Series title in franchise history besting the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. It was his fourth World Series title after leading the San Francisco Giants to three titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Bochy also led the San Diego Padres to the NL pennant in 1998. 

Unfortunately, Bochy could not replicate the team's success in either 2024 or 2025. The team fell under .500 in 2024 and finished 81-81 this season falling to the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians on the final day of the season. 

Although not as well publicized as the New York Mets or their division rival Houston Astros, the Rangers crashed down the stretch. On September 13th, the club was 79-70 and only 2 games back of the Astros in the AL West. The Rangers would proceed to lose 8 in a row dropping 11 of their final 13 games finishing 9 games back of the Seattle Mariners who surged to their first division crown since 2001.

Bochy's most likely successor is former Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker who spent the 2025 season as the team's senior adviser to Chris Young, President of Baseball Operations.

If Bruce Bochy never manages another game again, he will end his career as among the greatest skippers baseball has ever known. Although Bochy has a losing record of 2252-2266, he is the sixth winningest manager in MLB history with five World Series appearances and four World Series rings. 

At 70, Bochy is well within his rights to take it easy. But let's remember that Bochy agreed to manage the Rangers following a 3-year retirement. It will not surprise me if Bochy declines that front office assignment with the Rangers if there are managerial openings with the New York Mets or the Atlanta Braves. Or perhaps the Twins? Or dare I say, the Giants who just fired Bob Melvin? In which case, Cooperstown can wait.