Bruce Douglas Bochy ( ;San Diego Padres 1985 Media Guide (page 9). Retrieved 6 September 2026. born April 16, 1955) is an American baseball manager and former player. Bochy played as a catcher for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. After retiring as a player, Bochy became first a minor league coach and later major league manager. He managed the Padres for 12 seasons (1995–2006), the San Francisco Giants for 13 seasons (2007–2019), and the Texas Rangers for 3 seasons (2023–2025). As manager, Bochy led the Padres to one World Series appearance (1998), the Giants to three World Series championships (2010, 2012, 2014), and the Rangers to the franchise's first World Series championship in his first season with the club (2023). He is one of three managers to win a World Series championship in both leagues. Bochy has the sixth most wins as a manager in MLB History and was the 11th manager to achieve 2,000 wins.
Bochy is the first former Padres player to serve as the team's manager on a non-interim basis. He participated in the first five postseason appearances in Padres history, as a backup catcher in and as their manager in , , , and . In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League (NL) pennant in 14 years; however, they lost the 1998 World Series to the New York Yankees.
Bochy reached the World Series for a second time as the manager of the 2010 Giants, this time in a winning effort over the Texas Rangers, and brought the first ever World Series Championship home to the city of San Francisco; it was the first for the Giants franchise since 1954. Two years later, in the 2012 World Series, by sweeping the Detroit Tigers, Bochy managed the Giants to their second World Series Championship win in three years. He reached the World Series for a fourth time, in 2014, and managed his third World Championship in five years, this time leading the Giants over the Kansas City Royals in seven games. In 2023, he came out of retirement to lead his third different franchise to the World Series as the manager of the American League Champion Texas Rangers, joining Bill McKechnie and Dick Williams with that distinction. He is the first manager to do so by way of winning the League Championship Series (the LCS did not exist prior to 1969), and just one of seven managers in baseball history to win four or more World Series.
Born in France to American parents, Bochy was both the first foreign-born manager to reach the World Series (1998) and the first European-born manager to win the World Series (). On July 23, 2013, he became the 21st manager with 1500 wins. On April 10, 2017, Bochy surpassed Dusty Baker for the most wins in the West Coast portion of Giants history. He is the only manager in MLB history to win at least 900 games with two different teams.
Early life Bruce Douglas Bochy was born on April 16, 1955, in Bussac-Forêt, Charente-Maritime, France), where his father, Sergeant Major (E-9) Gus Bochy, was stationed as a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army at the time. Growing up, Bochy moved with his family to the Panama Canal Zone, South Carolina, and Virginia, before settling in Melbourne, Florida.
Bochy graduated from Melbourne High School, where he was a baseball teammate of Darrell Hammond of Saturday Night Live fame.
College career Bochy attended Brevard Community College (later known as Eastern Florida State College) for two years on a partial scholarship, winning a state championship in 1975, before committing to play baseball for Eddie Stanky at South Alabama. Bochy played for Stroube's Mobil, Washington D.C.'s franchise in the All American Amateur Baseball Association (AABA). He was the RBI leader with 11 in six games during the 1974 National AABA tournament. Stroube's Mobil finished 3rd in the tournament with a record of 4–2 after losing in the consolation round 5–4 in 14 innings to eventual runner-up New Orleans.
Professional career Drafts and minor leagues On January 9, 1975, Bochy was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the eighth round of the 1975 MLB draft, but did not sign. On June 3, 1975, he was drafted in the first round (24th overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1975 Supplemental Draft and decided to turn professional.
Houston Astros (1978–1980) On July 19, 1978 at Shea Stadium, Bochy made his Major League playing debut against the New York Mets. With the Astros, Bochy primarily backed up Alan Ashby at catcher. He was behind the plate in Game 4 of the 1980 NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies, when Pete Rose ran him over to score the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth inning.
New York Mets (1981–1982) On February 11, 1981, Bochy was traded to the Mets for minor leaguers Stan Hough and Randy Rogers. As the third catcher, behind John Stearns and Ron Hodges, he appeared in only 17 games, but was highly productive in his limited opportunities, slashing .306/.358/.510/.869. His stay in Queens lasted only one year, however. On January 21, 1983, he was released by the Mets.
San Diego Padres (1983–1987) On February 23, 1983, Bochy signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. With the Padres, he was the backup to Terry Kennedy from 1983 to 1986 and rookie catcher Benito Santiago in 1987.
Bochy was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and he played in one game in the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost in five games to the Detroit Tigers.
On July 1, 1985, at Jack Murphy Stadium, in a 6–5 win over the Houston Astros, Bochy hit a tenth inning walk-off home run off of starting pitcher Nolan Ryan, the only walk-off home run allowed in Ryan's Major League record 27-year playing career. On September 11, 1985, at Riverfront Stadium, Bochy was behind the plate when Cincinnati Reds first baseman Pete Rose collected his record-breaking 4,192nd Major League hit, a single, off of Padres starting pitcher Eric Show, surpassing Ty Cobb for the most of all-time.
On November 9, 1987, Bochy was granted free agency.
In 1988, Bochy spent his final season playing in Triple-A Las Vegas where he served as a player-coach, batting .231 in 53 games.
In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs.
Coaching / Executive career San Diego Padres (1993–1994) After four years of managing for their minor league affiliates, the San Diego Padres picked Bochy to be the team's third-base coach under new manager Jim Riggleman in 1993.
San Francisco Giants (2026–present) On November 10, 2025, the San Francisco Giants hired Bochy to serve as a special assistant to their baseball operations department.
Managerial career Minor leagues After retiring as a player, Bochy was hired by Padres general manager Jack McKeon to manage in their minor league system. He started the 1989 season assisting the Single-A Riverside Red Wave before leaving to manage the Low-A Spokane Indians, leading them to their third consecutive championship. In 1990, Bochy took over as manager of the Red Wave, finishing with a 64–78 record. In 1991, Bochy followed the team to Adelanto, California, where they became the High Desert Mavericks, and led them to a 73–63 record and California League title. In 1992, Bochy was promoted to manager of the Double-A Wichita Wranglers, leading them to the Texas League title that year.
San Diego Padres (1995–2006) Following the departure of Riggleman after the 1994 season, the Padres named Bochy as their new manager for the 1995 season. At age 39, Bochy became the youngest manager in the National League.
1995 On April 26, 1995 (the start of the season delayed by a work stoppage), at Jack Murphy Stadium, Bochy made his Major League managerial debut against the team with whom he had started his Major League playing career, the Houston Astros. The following day the Padres defeated the Houston Astros 13-1, earning Bochy his first career managerial win in the Major Leagues. On May 4 at Jack Murphy Stadium, Bochy managed his first career Major League game against his future ballclub, the San Francisco Giants. On July 2 at Candlestick Park, in a 15–3 win (his 31st MLB managerial win), after starting his managerial career 0–6 against the San Francisco Giants, Bochy won his first career game over them. In his 12-year run as Padres manager, Bochy would post a win-loss record of 85–102 against the Giants. The Padres' record improved from 47–70 in the strike-shortened 1994 season to 70–74 in Bochy's rookie year.
1996 In 1996, his second season, Bochy led the Padres to a 91–71 record and their second National League West division title in franchise history, earning Bochy National League Manager of the Year and Sporting News National League Manager of the Year honors.
1998 In 1998, Bochy led the Padres to a franchise-best 98–64 record and the second National League pennant in Padres history, earning Sporting News Manager of the Year honors for the second time. The Padres were swept in four games in the 1998 World Series by the New York Yankees.
After the World Series, the Padres dramatically cut payroll and suffered five straight losing seasons.
2005–2006 In 2005 and 2006, Bochy led the Padres to consecutive NL West titles for the first time in franchise history, but they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series each year. Closing pitcher Trevor Hoffman saved 457 games managed by Bochy, the most saves by one pitcher under one manager in MLB history, according to NBC Sports Bay Area.
After the 2006 season, new Padres CEO Sandy Alderson preferred to have a younger manager, so he allowed Giants General Manager Brian Sabean to interview Bochy for his job opening. Bochy left the Padres for the Giants after the 2006 season.
Bochy finished his Padres managerial career with a regular season record of 951–975 and a post–season record of 8–16. Bochy has the most games managed in Padres history and with that, the most wins and losses. In twelve seasons under Bochy, the Padres had five winning seasons, winning four NL West division titles, one NL pennant, and a World Series appearance. Bochy had not been elected to the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame or had his number 15 retired, which remains in circulation. While with the Padres, Bochy also managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.
San Francisco Giants (2007–2019) On October 27, 2006 at AT&T Park, in a press conference beside general manager Brian Sabean, Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new manager, their 38th in franchise history. "I wasn't really ready to make a change, but (general manager) Brian Sabean made a strong case that he's as hungry as I am to reach the goal we all want to reach, and that's to win a World Series," Bochy said. "The more I talk to Brian, the more excited I get about what I could do here. It's no news to anybody here that this ballclub has gotten off track the last couple years, but this is a storied franchise with a great history, and I am looking forward to this opportunity to bring winning baseball back to San Francisco."
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