Unbelievable,The head coach of San Francisco Giants Gabriel Stefan Kapler has announced his return to the team
JTA — After four seasons, Jewish manager Gabe Kapler of the San Francisco Giants was let go.
After signing with the Giants in November 2019, Kapler guided the team to a 295-248 record from 2020 to 2023. His 107-win 2021 season won him the title of National League Manager of the Year. Kapler received a two-year contract extension from the team, which was supposed to last until 2024.
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After a dismal season, the San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler.
Former Israeli national team coach and baseball coach fired after team missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
Written by Jacob Gurvis
September 30, 2023, 1:12:30 a.m.
After a dismal season, the San Francisco Giants fire Jewish manager Gabe Kapler.
Gabe Kapler of the San Francisco Giants walks to the dugout before a baseball game in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 27, 2022, against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Aaron Doster/AP)
JTA: After four seasons, Jewish manager Gabe Kapler was let go by the San Francisco Giants.
After signing with the Giants in November 2019, Kapler guided the team to a 295-248 record from 2020 to 2023, including a standout 107-win season in 2021 that won him the title of National League Manager.
the Year honor. Kapler received a two-year contract extension from the team, which was supposed to last until 2024.
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This week, the Giants were declared out of postseason contention, meaning they will miss the playoffs for the second straight year.
Apart from his 2021 award, Kapler’s unconventional approach both on and off the field marked his time in San Francisco. The 48-year-old fitness enthusiast, who has a blog of his own and is active on social media, is a native of Hollywood, California. In May 2022, ESPN named him “the most interesting man in baseball.” Additionally, Kapler has two Jewish tattoos on his legs: “Never Again,” an allusion to the Holocaust, is tattooed on his right leg, and a Jewish star is tattooed on his left.
In the midst of widespread Black Lives Matter demonstrations, Kapler became the first MLB manager to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem in 2020. Following the horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022, Kapler declared he would start refusing to play the national anthem before games in protest of the “state of this country.” He regularly expressed his political views via the forum provided by the sport.
During his twelve-year major league career, Kapler played for six different clubs, mostly as a backup outfielder and part player. In the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Kapler served as coach and player for Team Israel following his retirement in 2010. He was previously employed by the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 2018 to 2019.
