Former Giants manager Gabe Kapler promoted to Marlins general manager position originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Two years removed from the Giants managerial position, Gabe Kapler is moving up the ranks with another organization.
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The Miami Marlins promoted Kapler to the organization’s general manager position, the team announced Monday, along with other promotions in their baseball operations leadership.
Kapler, who was fired as the Giants manager in September 2023, joined the Marlins as an assistant general manager in January 2024. He becomes the sixth general manager in Marlins history.
The Marlins spent the last two seasons without a general manager after Kim Ng declined her 2024 option as the team decided to hire Peter Bendix as president of baseball operations to preside over her. Ng held the general manager title for the Marlins for four seasons from 2020-23.
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Kapler, when initially hired by the Marlins, returned to a front office position for the first time since serving as the director of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2015-17. He previously spent six seasons as the manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and Giants.
In his four seasons as San Francisco’s manager, Kapler finished with a 295-248 record, including a record-setting 107-win season in 2021. His lone playoff appearance in 2021 ended with an NLDS loss to the Dodgers.
Over the last two seasons since Kapler joined Miami’s front office, the Marlins have gone 141-183. The Marlins have not won a playoff game since they won the 2003 World Series.
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