Sources: Melvin leaves Padres to manage Giants
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Melvin managed the Padres for two seasons, reaching the 2022 NL Championship Series but then missing the playoffs this season with a $258 million payroll, the third highest in the majors. He will replace Gabe Kapler, who went 79-83 this season.
The Giants’ plan to hire Melvin was first reported Tuesday by The Athletic. He is expected to be introduced as Giants manager as early as Tuesday night, according to multiple reports.
Melvin will be returning to the Bay Area, where he grew up, played for the Giants and then managed the Oakland Athletics from 2011 to 2021. He went 171-153 with the Padres and will enter his 21st season as a manager next year with a career record of 1,517-1,425 in stints with Arizona, Seattle, Oakland and San Diego.
Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi had hoped to find a manager by the start of free agency to replace Kapler, who was fired after going 295-248 over three-plus seasons and leading San Francisco to a franchise-record 107 wins in 2021.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
