Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler as season nears end

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.

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.

"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."

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