SAN FRANCISCO -- Bruce Bochy and the San Francisco Giants are reuniting after all, with the club's beloved former manager taking on a special advisor role on both the baseball and business sides following 28 seasons on the dugout's top step.

President of baseball operations Buster Posey is turning to his old skipper to help guide a new regime and direction for the club following a fourth straight season without a playoff berth. The club announced Bochy's hiring Monday.

Posey hired Tennessee coach Tony Vitello last month for his first job in professional baseball. Bochy should provide a strong sounding board for the first-time manager.

The 70-year-old Bochy guided the Giants to World Series championships in 2010 -- the franchise's first title since moving West in 1958 -- '12 and '14. H

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