Bob Melvin's tenure as Giants manager ends after 2 seasons

Manager Bob Melvin was fired Monday by the San Francisco Giants after the club missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Buster Posey, Giants president of baseball operations, announced the decision Monday. Posey had shown his confidence in Melvin by exercising the veteran manager's contract option for the 2026 season on July 1.

But Melvin said after Sunday's 4-0 victory against Colorado to conclude his second season that he had received no assurances about managing in 2026.

"It is what it is," he said, "we'll see what the next day brings."

The Giants finished 81-81 for one more victory than in Melvin's first year. They haven't reached the post-season since winning the National League West with a franchise-record 107 victories to edge the rival Dodgers by one game in 2021 under then-skipper Gabe Kapler.

After meeting with ownership, I met with Bob today to inform him of my decision," Posey said in a statement. "After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team.

"The last couple of months have been both disappointing and frustrating for all of us, and we did not perform up to our standards. We now turn our focus to identifying a new leader to guide us forward."

Players offered support for Melvin as the season ended.

"You know how I feel about BoMel, I loved him. He's been my manager for I guess seven years," said third baseman Matt Chapman, who also played for Melvin with Oakland. "I feel extremely grateful that I get to play for him and he's the same guy every day. He's been steady for us, he's always honest with the players, he has our back.

"He's done the best with what we've given him. The players, a lot of us didn't play to probably our