Giants fire manager Bob Melvin following disappointing 2025 season finish

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The San Francisco Giants fired veteran manager Bob Melvin one day after the 2025 MLB regular season ended.

Melvin’s 2026 option was picked up in July, but the Giants opted to move in a different direction.

San Francisco finished 81-81 this year, hovering on the edge of playoff contention. Despite a 13-3 surge in August, the club faltered in September and slipped out of the race.

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San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin stands in the dugout before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on Sept. 28, 2025.  (Eakin Howard/Imagn Images)

"After careful evaluation, we determined that making a change in leadership was in the best interest of the team," Buster Posey, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, said Monday, via ESPN. "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.

"Just looking to find a different voice that can take us in a different direction."

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Melvin acknowledged after San Francisco’s season-ending 4-0 win that he had no assurances about returning, despite his option being exercised.

The Giants are expected to move quickly to secure a new manager. One rumored candidate is Bruce Bochy, Posey’s former skipper in San Francisco, who just completed three seasons with the Texas Rangers.

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin celebrates with catcher Patrick Bailey (14) after the game against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on Sept. 28,