Giants general manager Dave Gettleman speaks to the media on Dec. 31, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
When the 2019 season ended, Giants co-owner John Mara fired the head coach and issued an ultimatum to the general manager, who kept his job by the slimmest of margins.
“We need to win more games, and Dave [Gettleman] knows that,” Mara said. “That’s going to be the challenge going forward . . . He does know that the batting average [on personnel decisions] has got to increase going forward.”
A few weeks later, Mara introduced Joe Judge as the new coach of the team, replacing Pat Shurmur.