Texas HQ: Bruce Bochy Turns Champagne Toast For Historic Win Into Tribute To Texas Rangers” he discovered that the…..

Texas HQ: Bruce Bochy Turns Champagne Toast For Historic Win Into Tribute To Texas Rangers” he discovered that the…..

ARLINGTON — Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy witnessed his club overcome a three-run deficit to defeat the New York Yankees. Wyatt Langford hit a walk-off grand slam to seal the victory. It was the Rangers’ third walk-off victory in their last four games and their ninth walk-off victory in 2024, tying the league record.

With the victory, Bochy, who now has 2,159 career wins as a manager, surpassed Bucky Harris to into seventh place all-time. The Rangers squad made a champagne toast to Bochy back in the clubhouse. But Bochy shifted the focus back to his guys. A mere 24 victories separated Bochy from Dusty Baker for eighth place all-time. “They had a nice little thing with champagne there, and I said, ‘No, this about you guys, what you’ve been doing here lately, and we raised a glass to them,” Bochy remarked.

The Rangers’ nine walk-off wins this season are their most in a season since they had nine in 2019.

Bochy, one of only six managers with four or more World Series titles, credited his success to a long career. Of course, without success, including the Rangers’ first World Series title in 2023, it’s unlikely he’d still be in his 27th season as a manager. Bochy’s first season managing was with the San Deigo Padres in 1995. He managed the Padres for 12 seasons, including a 1998 National League pennant. He managed the San Francisco Giants from 2007 to 2019, with World Series titles in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

“I’ve just been blessed to be doing this so long. And to look back, it’s a lot of games, and to be able to manage this long, I know how lucky I am,” he said.

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