Alright, let’s talk about something I looked into recently – Bruce Bochy’s salary. It popped into my head, you know, seeing the Rangers do their thing, and I thought, “Wonder what the guy steering the ship is actually making?”
So, I did what most folks do. Sat down, opened up my web browser. My go-to move is just typing the obvious stuff into the search bar. Started with things like “Bruce Bochy salary Texas Rangers” and “how much does Bruce Bochy earn”. Simple stuff.
Got a whole mess of results back, naturally. Lots of news articles talking about him coming out of retirement, his history, the World Series win – all that jazz. But finding a hard number for his salary? Man, that was trickier than I expected.
Player salaries seem to be everywhere, right? You hear about those big contracts all the time. But manager salaries? They seem to keep those closer to the vest. Found a lot of articles just guessing, or saying stuff like “sources suggest” or “it’s believed to be around…”
I kept digging a bit. Tried changing my search terms. Looked for “highest paid MLB managers” or “Texas Rangers manager contract details”. Thought maybe some sports business site or a really deep-dive report might have spilled the beans when he was hired.
Found some lists and articles that tried to rank manager pay. They usually had Bochy up there, which makes sense. Saw numbers thrown around, maybe in the $4 million to $7 million range per year? But here’s the kicker:
- Most sources called these figures estimates.
- Nothing looked like an official number released by the team or Bochy himself.
- It felt like educated guesses based on what top managers typically make.
So, what’s the deal?
Basically, unlike player deals which often get reported down to the last cent (almost), manager contracts are usually private agreements between the person and the team. Teams just don’t seem to publicize them. Maybe it avoids drama, maybe it’s just tradition, who knows?
So, after poking around for a while, I didn’t walk away with a specific, confirmed dollar amount for Bruce Bochy. It wasn’t like looking up a stock price, that’s for sure. But I got the general idea: he’s one of the top-paid managers in the game, earning several million dollars a year. Which, honestly, given his track record, seems about right. It was an interesting little rabbit hole, even if the exact treasure wasn’t found.
