"Hand-picked by former Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi, Kapler managed the Giants from 2020 to 2023 and led San Francisco to a 107-win season in 2021, which was the most wins in a single season in franchise history and beat out the Dodgers by one game for the NL West crown. (It remains the only time Los Angeles hasn't won the division in the past 13 seasons.)"
"And in Kapler's other three seasons, the Giants finished at or below .500 each year, with his management style noted for its dizzying use of platoons and in-game substitutions to try to take advantage of every single matchup. Kapler was criticized, even by Giants stars, for not holding players accountable and letting the clubhouse culture suffer in the face of those losing seasons."
Gabe Kapler was promoted to general manager of the Miami Marlins after serving as one of two assistant general managers under president of baseball operations Peter Bendix. Kapler managed the San Francisco Giants from 2020 to 2023 and led the team to a franchise-record 107 wins and an NL West title in 2021. The 2021 postseason ended in a controversial NLDS loss to the Dodgers. Kapler's other Giants seasons finished at or below .500, and his heavy use of platoons and substitutions drew criticism. Kapler faced questions about clubhouse accountability and off-field political activism before his late-2023 firing.
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