Who is Texas Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy?

Bruce Douglas Bochy is a French-American professional baseball manager and a former player. He is the current manager of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Born on April 16, 1955, in France, Bruce's family moved numerous times before settling down in Melbourne, Florida. He attended Melbourne High School and played baseball for his school team. Bruce pursued his graduation from the Brevard Community College (later known as Eastern Florida State College), winning a Florida state championship with them in 1975. After two successful years at Brevard, Bruce committed to play baseball at South Alabama.

After turning down the Chicago White Sox's deal, who drafted him first in the 1975 MLB draft, Bruce signed with the Houston Astros on June 3, 1975, after they signed him 24th overall in the first round of the 1975 Supplemental Draft. Bruce's playing career spanned nine seasons in MLB with the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. He played as a catcher for each of those teams.

Bruce turned to the managerial role upon retiring, a career in which he found great success. He managed the San Diego Padres for 12 seasons (1995 - 2006) and the San Francisco Giants for 13 seasons (2007 - 2019). He currently manages the Texas Rangers, the team he joined in 2022.

Bruce's three World Series championships with the San Francisco Giants are arguably his biggest coups. In doing so, Bruce became the first European-born manager to win the World Series. He led the San Diego Padres to one World Series appearance and won AL Pennant with the Texas Rangers during his first season with the team.

With roughly 2,900 (as of October 2023) wins under his belt as a manager in his career up until now, Bruce holds the unique record of being the only manager in MLB to win at least 900 games with two different teams. He was also voted the NL Manager of the Year in 1996.

Bruce Bochy Personal Information

Bruce Bochy's Early Life

Bruce Bochy was born on April 16, 1955, in Bussac-Forêt, Charente-Maritime, France, to Melrose and Sgt. Major Gus Bochy. Bruce moved to different places with his family while growing up, primarily due to his father being deployed in the American army. He lived in the Panama Canal Zone, South Carolina, and Virginia before settling in Melbourne, Florida.

He attended the Melbourne High School, where he got his first taste of baseball. He studied at the Brevard Community College (later known as Eastern Florida State College), where he won the baseball state championship in 1975. After two years with Brevard, Bruce penned down a deal to play baseball for South Alabama.

Bruce Bochy was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1975 MLB draft in the 8th round but decided against signing with them. He finally signed with the Houston Astros, who signed him on June 3, 1975, in the 1975 Supplemental Draft.

He played a total of nine seasons in MLB as a catcher. He has also played with the New York Mets and San Diego Padres.

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Bruce Bochy's Personal Life

Bruce Bochy is fondly called "Headly" because of his unusually large cap size. Famous for having one of the largest hat sizes in Major League Baseball, Bruce's hat size measurement is 81⁄8. When Bruce joined The New York Mets, the team could not provide him with a helmet that fit his head.

Bruce has undergone quite a few major surgeries in his life. He underwent angioplasty in February 2015, was hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat, underwent a cardioversion procedure, and underwent minor heart ablation to reduce discomfort.

Bruce released a book in 2015 called A Book of Walks. The book described his favorite walks around San Francisco and other major league cities.

Bruce Bochy’s Family Background

Bruce Bochy’s parents are Melrose Bochy and Sgt. Major Gus Bochy. His father served in the U.S. Army as a non-commissioned officer. The family moved to numerous cities owing to his career and position.

The couple have three more children together. Bruce's older brother, Joe, also played baseball. He was a one-time catcher in the Minnesota Twins system and also worked as a professional scout for the Padres and Giants.

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Bruce Bochy Wife

Bruce Bochy is married to Kim Seib. The pair met when they were studying at Brevard Community College in 1975. They married in 1978 and have resided in Poway, California, and Nashville, Tennessee.

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Bruce Bochy’s Kids

Bruce Bochy and Kim Seib have two sons named Greg and Brett. Greg and Brett also played baseball like their father. Greg plied his trade in the minor leagues for several seasons with the San Diego Padres. Brett, the younger son, was drafted by the San Francisco Giants.

Bruce, in fact, became the seventh manager in MLB history to manage his own son after being called up to the majors on September 2, 2014. Bruce became the first manager ever to give the ball to his son on September 13, 2014.

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Bruce Bochy’s Social Media

Bruce Bochy is an active Twitter user. His handle name is @BruceBochy. He has 25.9k followers and follows 22 handles as of October 2023.

Bruce Bochy's Net Worth

Bruce Bochy has a reported net worth of $14 million as of 2023. He has earned around $7 million from his managerial salaries.

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Bruce Bochy’s Achievements

As a player, Bruce Bochy won the NL pennant in 1984 with the San Diego Padres, their first one ever.

As a manager, Bruce has won a total of three World Series championships with the San Francisco Giants in 2010, 2012, and 2014. He led the Padres to a solitary World Series appearance and also their first-ever National League (NL) pennant in 14 years, back in 1988.

Bruce also won the AL pennant with the Texas Rangers in his very first season with the club. Bruce became the 11th manager in Major League Baseball history to pick up 2,000 wins.

Bruce became the first foreign-born manager to reach the World Series (1998). He was also the first European-born manager to win the World Series (2010). He also holds the unique record of being the only manager in MLB history to win at least 900 games with two different teams.

Bruce earned the Ronald L. Jensen Award for Lifetime Achievement in May 2011. Brevard Community College also paid tribute to him by naming their baseball field after him the same year.

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Bruce Bochy’s Contract

The San Diego Padres picked Bruce Bochy as their team's third-base coach in 1993. After the departure of Jim Riggleman, the manager of the Padres at the time, Bruce took up the helm at the start of the 1995 season.

After 12 seasons with the Padres, Bruce signed a three-year contract to become the new San Francisco Giants manager on October 27, 2006.

Bruce retired on October 21, 2022, and joined the Texas Rangers as their new manager. Bruce and the Rangers agreed to a three-year contract covering the 2023-25 seasons.

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Bruce Bochy’s House

Bruce Bochy and his wife, Kim Seib, currently reside in Poway, California, and Nashville, Tennessee. There are no details available about his residence, however.

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Bruce Bochy’s Car

Bruce Bochy's Rolls Royce famously ran out of fuel when he was out on the San Francisco Giants championship celebration in 2012. The car stopped midway during the parade and required several men to get behind the car and push it.

There is no information regarding his cars other than the Rolls Royce.