The Giants missed the playoffs for the second straight season
The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday as the team is set to miss the playoffs.
The Giants finished with 107 wins in Kapler’s second season at the helm. The team won the National League West, ending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ reign but lost in the division series in five games.
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San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler (19) in the dugout prior to the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants on May 30, 2022 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
San Francisco won 81 games last season and has 78 wins going into the final weekend of 2023 and will miss the playoffs for six of the last seven seasons.
"After making this recommendation to ownership and receiving their approval, I met with Gabe today to inform him of our decision," Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said in a statement.
"In his tenure as Giants manager, Gabe led our team through an unprecedented pandemic in 2020 and a franchise-record 107 wins and postseason berth in 2021. He has been dedicated and passionate in his efforts to improve the on-field performance of the San Francisco Giants and I have tremendous respect for him as a colleague and friend.
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Manager Gabe Kapler motions to the bullpen as he takes Tristan Beck #43 of the San Francisco Giants out of the game during the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on September 01, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
"On behalf of the Giants organization, we wish Gabe the best of luck in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions over the last four years."
Kapler took the Giants’ gig following his dismissal from the Philadelphia Phillies. However, it took a bit for him to get going because the coronavirus pandemic impacted the 2020 season.
The Giants finished with a franchise-record 107 wins but failed to get further than the NLDS. The Giants haven’t made the playoffs since.
Manager Gabe Kapler #19 of the San Francisco Giants watches from the dugout during the first inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 20, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
The former outfielder is 456-411 as a manager between the Phillies and Giants.
Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
