Days before he likely wins the National League Manager of the Year Award, former Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler has received a contract extension from the San Francisco Giants.
For Kapler, it’s a two-year extension through 2024 the team says. Kapler had one year remaining on the three-year deal he signed when he was hired to be successor to future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy.
After being fired by the Phillies ahead of the third and final year of his contract, Kapler was hired by Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, with whom he had previously worked with in the front office of the Los Angeles Dodgers.