Giants could bring back beloved ex-World Series MVP in coaching role?

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Sep 15, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; General view of a San Francisco Giants cap and glove during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Buster Posey may be trying to get more of the gang back together.

The former NL MVP Posey, now the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants, appeared this week on The Athletic’s “The Windup” podcast. During the episode, Posey revealed that beloved former Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner is interested in returning to the team in an undetermined coaching capacity.

“He surprised me that he wants to have some kind of involvement,” Posey said of Bumgarner. “I kinda figured once he was done that [we would] kinda never hear from him again and he would just disappear and … go be in the woods somewhere.

“But I’m extremely excited about him being able to just share some of his experience with some of our young pitchers,” added Posey. “I don’t have anything set in stone with him yet, and I don’t want to jump to anything with him. But I’m just happy that it seems like there’s a willingness for him to want to give back because he’s just a wealth of knowledge.”

Bumgarner, still only 35, was longtime battery mates with Posey in San Francisco. The lefty pitcher was on the Giants from 2009-19, earning four All-Star selections and featuring on San Francisco’s World Series-winning teams in 2010, 2012, and 2014 (including as World Series MVP in 2014). Bumgarner, who last pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023, was also very well-loved by Giants fans, especially for his many fiery antics.

With Posey now in charge of San Francisco’s front office (replacing the fired Farhan Zaidi), a ridiculous number of former Giants stars now have staff roles in the organization. It looks like Bumgarner could be next on deck.

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Giants could bring back beloved ex-World Series MVP in coaching role?

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