Giants Farhan Zaidi heaps praise on Gabe Kapler as club fires manager: "He's loyal"

San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday, just three days after the club was eliminated from the postseason. Following a 4-0 defeat to the Padres on Tuesday, the Giants were out of the playoff race.

As the team suffered a blow, some repercussions were bound to happen, and the first one to take the hit was manager Gabe Kapler. However, the Giants' president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi's thoughts do not align with the team in terms of Kapler's firing.

Zaidi shared his thoughts on the same and had some heartwarming things to say about the ex-manager. In his statement to the Athletics, Zaidi said:

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“I don’t have one negative thing to say about Gabe Kapler."

Zaidi added that Gabe Kapler was loyal to his club:

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“Not just as a person, but from a professional standpoint and during his time with us. He’s thoughtful, he’s creative, he’s incredibly hard working. He’s loyal. He’s diligent. He’s really passionate about this game. He was passionate about the job that he had and did."

Farhan Zaidi signed a five-year contract with the San Francisco Giants in 2019 as the president of baseball operations.

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Gabe Kapler's phenomenal 2021 run could not stop sacking amid Giants' mediocrity of late

Under Gabe Kapler, San Francisco Giants had a good run in the 2021 season. After joining as their 37th manager in 2020, Kapler turned the tide for San Franciso, who were ranked 29th in the previous two seasons of his joining.

Under him, Kapler pushed their ranks to eighth in 2021. He was also honored with the NL Manager of the Year award in the same year. Current Giants bench coach Kai Correa has been called to fulfil the duties as the interim manager before the Giants appoint a new manager.

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