Bochy: ‘I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss it’
Former skipper open to return to majors
Bruce Bochy has three World Series rings, more than 2,000 regular season victories and a quarter century of managerial experience.
The legendary former San Francisco Giants manager also sounds interested in adding to his résumé.
During an interview on KNBR on Tuesday, Bochy discussed the possibility of returning to a major league dugout and indicated he’d be open to authoring a new chapter of his career.
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss it, especially watching the postseason,” Bochy said. “It’s exciting times. I could see it happening to be honest, but it’s not something right now I’m pushing. But when you’ve been in the game as long as I have and managed as long as I did, you’re going to miss it. And now especially watching these postseason games, so we’ll see what happens.”
Only three teams — the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox — are looking to hire new managers after a condensed 60-game season, but the White Sox have already indicated they’re searching for an experienced leader with a championship pedigree.
Many analysts assumed the White Sox decision to part ways with manager Rick Renteria would lead them to hire former Astros manager A.J. Hinch or former Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who were both suspended for the 2020 season due to their involvements in the sign-stealing scandal that rocked baseball over the offseason. Hinch and Cora might be the early favorites for the job, but Bochy has experience with “a championship organization” and doesn’t carry the same baggage.
He also told KNBR he’d be willing to listen to a pitch from the White Sox.
“Sure, I’d listen to anything,” Bochy said. “I can’t say anything, they’re a good team, but I haven’t talked to anybody, it hasn’t been mentioned or anything.”