Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy is entering the final season of his contract and is still enjoying his time in the major leagues, but questions about retirement will be an ongoing topic all season.
Bochy will turn 70 in April and has already won four World Series with the Rangers and San Francisco Giants, meaning he is almost guaranteed to make the Hall of Fame when he retires.
However, his illustrious career must come to an end at some point, and Bochy is entering the final season of his contract.
As a result, the 70-year-old manager could choose to move on from his role and begin his retirement after the coming season.
Although this question will likely be a common theme for the Rangers during the season, Bochy said he is focused on winning games and making another run to the World Series.
“I’m focused on getting us back to the postseason,” he said, per Sports Illustrated.
“Those conversations, I’ve had them with CY. I feel good where I’m at right now.”
Bochy is familiar with retirement discussions. He opted to retire following the 2019 season with the Giants and spent time working as a special assistant in the front office.
“I did the retirement thing and, you know, I enjoyed that for the first year, whatever,” explained Bochy, as reported by Sports Illustrated.
“But I missed the game. So, for me to be back in it, I’m lucky. It’s a great blessing that I got back into what I love to do, and I really can’t wait for spring training.”
Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young then coaxed Bochy out of retirement from managing. He convinced Bochy to work with the Rangers in 2023, resulting in an impressive partnership over the past two years.
Young said he has already begun planning for the future, and Bochy will be able to take his time with the decision. He added that the organization will respect whatever he chooses to do with his career.
“If Boch wants to be back, he will be back. If he’s had enough, then we’re going to get him an office upstairs and let him come sit by me and hang out and still have those laughs that we share,” said Young, per Sports Illustrated.
These comments mirror a report from ESPN’s Buster Olney in November 2024 that states the Rangers would “enthusiastically welcome” Bochy back if he decides to remain the team’s manager.
“If [Bochy] wants to manage beyond 2025, [the Rangers] are good with that,” a source told Olney, per ESPN.
Although the organization still has a full season remaining with Bochy, the front office should begin to prepare for a future without the potential Hall of Fame manager.