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Giants hire Gabe Kapler as manager to replace Bruce Bochy
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Rangers hire 3-time World Series champion Bochy as manager
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Sources - Padres grant permission for Bob Melvin, Giants interview
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Bruce Bochy to retire as San Francisco Giants manager after 2019
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Bruce Bochy's success changed the Giants forever but didn't change him
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Report: Bochy expected to manage France in WBC qualifiers
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SF Giants: Bruce Bochy catches first pitch from son Brett
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Gabe Kapler, SF Giants culture are the scapegoats for mediocrity
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Giants' Bochy not prepared to comment on hometown Padres
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