The San Francisco Giants will reportedly be without manager Bruce Bochy for Monday night’s game against the Miami Marlins as he deals with an illness, per Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Bochy Hospitalized in Miami
Monday, Aug. 8
According to Schulman, the Giants didn’t give a reason for Bochy’s hospitalization other than that he was “feeling ill.” Schulman noted that the manager “is expected to rejoin the team Tuesday after being held overnight for observation” at the University of Miami Hospital.
Bochy was admitted to the hospital on Monday morning, although it wasn’t “immediately clear if this had anything to do with a February 2015 heart procedure in which Bochy had two stents inserted,” per Schulman.
The Giants kick off a three-game series in Miami on Monday, and bench coach Ron Wotus will assume manager duties for Bochy in the contest.
"Hopefully he'll be able to tell you tomorrow," said Wotus, via Schulman. "There is no reason to think otherwise. Obviously he had the heart issue. I don't want to bother him. He needs to get better and rest. I want him to feel better so he can come back here."
Bochy has been with the Giants since the 2007 season and sports an 814-755 record with the club. The 1996 National League Manager of the Year helmed the San Diego Padres from 1995-2006 before joining the Giants.
Bochy has led the Giants to three World Series titles during his tenure in San Francisco (2010, 2012 and 2014) and has the team well-positioned to challenge for another crown this year when he returns. The Giants are 63-48 and sit a game ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.
However, the division leaders are also in the midst of a slump and are a mere 6-15 since the All-Star break.
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