Bruce Bochy out as Texas Rangers' manager

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Bruce Bochy, who guided the Texas Rangers to their only World Series championship, will not return as manager in 2026, the team announced Monday.

Bochy, baseball's winningest active manager who turned 70 this season, guided the injury plagued Rangers to an 81-81 record that saw the franchise miss the postseason for the second year in a row.

The Rangers had one of the worst home OPS figures but still went 48-33 because their pitching was so good at Globe Life. They had a middle-of-the-pack road offense but were just 33-48 on the road.

Texas looked out of it in early July but then won 11 of 13. A 2-10 stretch in August left the Rangers out of it again, especially as injuries…