The Giants fired Kapler on Friday with three days remaining in the season and the team was out of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Today we will discuss about Gabe Kapler: Fired| Ethnicity| Did get fired| Why was fired.
Gabe Kapler: Fired| Ethnicity| Did get fired| Why was fired
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Gabriel Stephen Kapler (born July 31, 1975), nicknamed “Cup”, is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the former manager of the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: July 31, 1975 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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Batted: Right
Threw: Right
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| Professional debut | |
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| MLB: September 20, 1998, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| NPB: April 1, 2005, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: May 25, 2005, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB: August 14, 2010, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 82 |
| Runs batted in | 386 |
| Managerial record | 456–411 |
| Winning % | .526 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .153 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
Fired
The San Francisco Giants are firing manager Gabe Kapler after missing the postseason for the third time in four tries, the team announced Friday.
Executive Farhan Zaidi issued the following statement:
“After making this recommendation to ownership and receiving their approval, I met with Gabe today and informed him of my decision. In his tenure as Giants manager, Gabe has led our team in 2020 during an unprecedented pandemic. Led the team to a franchise-record 107 wins and a postseason berth in 2021. He has been dedicated and passionate in his efforts to improve the on-field performance of the San Francisco Giants and has been a great asset to me as a colleague and friend. I have a lot of respect for him.”
The 48-year-old Kapler led the Giants to the playoffs in 2021 on the back of 107 wins in the regular season. Excluding that amazing season, the Giants played .500 ball during his other three years. San Francisco was in the midst of a playoff run this season, but suffered a disappointing second half, ending the year with three consecutive losing months. That tailspin included a terrible September that clearly soured Kapler’s club.
Ethnicity
Kapler was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and is Jewish. His father, Michael, was a classical pianist, originally from Brooklyn, New York, who also wrote music and taught piano.
Did get fired
Two years after Gabe Kapler was named National League Manager of the Year, the Giants are looking for a new leader. The organization on Friday fired Kapler, who had one year remaining on the extension he signed after the 2021 season.
Why was fired
This is nothing new for Coupler. He was fired under similar circumstances after only two seasons in Philadelphia, in September, with that team underachieving and failing to live up to expectations.
