ARLINGTON, Texas -- 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 the team missed the playoffs in both seasons since.

The Rangers said Monday night that the team and Bochy mutually agreed to end his managerial tenure. Bochy has been offered a front-office role to remain with Texas in an advisory capacity, the team said.

The move came a day after the Rangers finished 81-81. That was the first .500 finish for the franchise that began as the Washington Senators in 1961 before moving to Texas in 1972, and a first for Bochy in 28 seasons overall managing San Diego, San Francisco and Texas.

Bochy was at the end of the three-year contract he got when Chris Young, one of his f

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