Bruce Bochy will not return as manager of the Texas Rangers after a three-year stint that began with the franchise’s first World Series championship in 2023 before missing the playoffs in both seasons since then.

Three years ago, the Rangers sent a travel party to Nashville to deliver a clear message to Bruce Bochy that the team had deep pockets and a thirst for a World Series title. They wanted what he had: Skins on the wall.

The 2026 Texas Rangers are going to look much different. President of baseball operations Chris Young made that clear on Monday.

Though the Rangers finished at .500 this season, they fell just six games short of the playoffs in a year where no team across Major League Baseball broke 100 wins. Texas finished nine game back of the Seattle Mariners, who clinched the AL West for the first time in nearly 25 years.

Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday night that he “can’t comment as to what the future holds” for the coaching staff after the club announced that it and manager Bruce Bochy had mutually agreed to end his tenure after three seasons.

The Texas Rangers split with veteran manager Bruce Bochy, who led them to a World Series in his first season, but missed the playoffs in 2024 and 2025.

The ]Rangers tonight announced the club and manager Bruce Bochy have mutually agreed to end his managerial tenure with the organization. He has been offered a front office role to remain with the Rangers in an advisory capacity.

The Texas Rangers and Bruce Bochy “mutually agree” that Bochy will not return as manager in 2026, the team has announced. The team says Bochy has been “offered a front office role to remain with the Rangers in an advisory capacity.”