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Bruce Bochy Joins Rare Group in Managerial Record Books with Another World Series Title

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy continued to add to his managerial resume with another World Series title in 2023.

Brady Farkas

Bruce Bochy Joins Rare Group in Managerial Record Books with Another World Series Title
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The Texas Rangers won the World Series on Wednesday night by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks. Texas took the series four-games-to-one - it was the first title in the organization's history.

It was not the first title though for manager Bruce Bochy, who has now won four championships in his storied career. Bochy came out of retirement to help this group in a move that paid off for everyone. The win also put Bochy in some very rare and exclusive history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

managers to win WS with multiple teams: 

Bruce Bochy: SF, TEX 

Sparky Anderson: CIN, DET 

Bucky Harris: WAS, NYY 

Tony La Russa: OAK, STL 

Bill McKechnie: PIT, CIN

The 68-year-old skipper won the title in 2010, 2012, and 2014 with the Giants before this year. He also took the San Diego Padres to the World Series in 1998.

All in all, Bochy has spent 26 years as a Major League manager with the Padres, Giants and Rangers. He's a surefire Hall of Famer who has 2,093 career victories in the regular season.

This Rangers team was certainly special. It had power with guys like Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Nate Lowe and Adolis Garcia. It also had contributions from youth like Josh Jung and Evan Carter. And it overcame obstacles, getting past injuries to Jacob deGrom in the regular season and Max Scherzer in the playoffs.

As we look towards 2024, the Rangers will have questions such as the impending free agency of Jordan Montgomery, but for now, enjoy your spot at the top, Boch!

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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