SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Buster Posey will search for a fresh managerial voice to guide the San Francisco Giants, someone with an “obsessive” work ethic and attention to detail.

Manager Bob Melvin was fired Monday after the club missed the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Posey, San Francisco's President of Baseball Operations, announced the decision. He had shown his confidence in Melvin by exercising the veteran manager's contract option for the 2026 season on July 1.

“Just looking to find a different voice that can take us in a different direction,” Posey said.

Melvin said after Sunday's 4-0 victory against Colorado to conclude his second season that he had received no assurances about managing in 2026.

“It is what it is,” he said, “we'll see what the next day brings.”

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