Giants manager Bob Melvin and president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi were believed to have contracts that ran through the 2026 MLB season.
That doesn’t seem to be the case.
Melvin and Zaidi have guaranteed contracts that only run through the 2025 MLB season, The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea reported Tuesday, citing industry sources.
This news runs counter to what the Giants seemingly announced when Melvin was introduced as their new manager on Oct. 25, 2023.
During the introductory press conference, Zaidi said Melvin had been signed to a three-year contract. But as Shea reports, it in fact only was a two-year deal.
Moments later, Giants chairman Greg Johnson confirmed the team had agreed in principle to a contract extension with Zaidi through the 2026 season, lining up the executive’s contract with Melvin’s.
Per Shea, both Melvin and Zaidi do have language in their contracts that could keep them with the Giants for the 2026 season.
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