The Giants have exercised their 2026 club option on manager Bob Melvin, per a team announcement. He’d previously been in the final guaranteed season of his contract.
“Having the chance to work alongside Bob every day, we’re really fortunate to have such an experienced leader and one of the most well-respected managers in baseball,” Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said in a statement within today’s press release announcing the move. “His leadership, preparation, and connection with our players have been invaluable, and we believe he’s the right person to continue to guide this team forward.”
Melvin, 63, is in his second season as the Giants’ skipper after a two-year stay in San Diego and a length 11-year run as the Athletics’ manager. He’d previously managed the D-backs and Mariners as well. Melvin’s first season in San Francisco resulted in a disappointing 80-82 showing that saw ownership move on from now-former president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and replace him with Posey.
Posey wasn’t the one to originally hire Melvin — at least not directly, although Posey was a minority owner prior to overtaking baseball ops — but his work with three-time Manager of the Year (once with the D-backs, twice with the A’s) was enough to convince him that Melvin is the right person for the job.
Thus far in 2025, the Giants sit five games over .500, at 45-40. That leaves them a game and a half back in the Wild Card standings but a hefty eight games out of first place in the stacked National League West. San Francisco has struggled through a dry spell recently, as the offense has gone cold and resulted in the Giants dropping 11 of their past 15 games. Melvin’s club started the season 19-12 through the end of April but has gone 26-28 since, posting matching 13-14 records in both May and June.
Recent struggles notwithstanding, Melvin will get the chance to see things through in 2025 and return to manage the club in 2026, when Posey’s vision for the team has taken more hold. The Giants, under Posey, have signed Willy Adames and swung a stunning June blockbuster for Rafael Devers. Matt Chapman’s six-year extension came when Zaidi was still president, but Posey reportedly played a significant role in pushing that deal across the line after talks had slowed. With Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores up for free agency at season’s end, the 2026 season could see further changes to the core of position players at Oracle Park.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue leading this group,” Melvin said within today’s press release. “I believe in what we’re building here, and I appreciate the confidence that the Giants ownership group, Greg [Johnson], Buster, Larry [Baer], Zack [Minasian] and the rest of the Giants’ organization have shown in me and our staff. We have a lot of unfinished business this year, and I’m looking forward to the work ahead.”
Melvin currently holds a 1642-1547 record (.515) in 22 seasons as a major league manager across the five aforementioned teams. He’s eight wins behind Mike Scioscia for 20th-most in MLB history and just 84 behind Buck Showalter for 19th.
No brainer
Always a no brainer to retain a manager that can turn a fourth place roster into a third place team
The Giants roster is cheeks. Blame Posey and Farhan for that.
Melvin is cheeks
No brains describes him attempting to manage the bullpen
Solid move for the Giants
There’s really only so much a coach can do to keep players’ offensive slumps from following them into the field, but the sheer amount of defensive and base running errors this past month and a half really give off the appearance of a poorly coached team. I wasn’t expecting Melvin to get the boot, but at the same time, this announcement doesn’t stir any excitement on me.
I love to see Buster show loyalty to those who are there but I think this might be the wrong decision.
I understand Bob’s history and place in the Bay Area. But he had a good team his last year in san diego and he hasn’t done anything in san francisco
Managers don’t really matter as long as they don’t do stupid stuff. Melvin is fine, if unremarkable.
There are a lot worse options out there than Bob Melvin. Giants are doing the right thing retaining him at least one more year.
WTF? Guy can’t manage pitchers. We’re in a horrendous downward spiral. So yeah, let’s reward the guy that can’t manage talent. SD was so smart to get rid of him.
This doesn’t mean anything. Just to keep things mellow thru the year and possibly to give him some extra money in the off-season when Bochy comes back. Posey knows there’s chatter, This will hopefully calm things down for the coaching staff and players as well. I still want him gone after this season.
Color me ambivalent.
Sleepy Bob gets another year in San Francisco. Remember how that worked out in San Diego?