Mike Murphy, the San Francisco Giants’ legendary clubhouse manager who has been with the team for its entire existence on the West Coast, informed club staff Thursday that last year, his 65th, would be his last.<\/p>\n
Murphy, who turns 81 on Monday, told the club’s do-it-all director of operations Abe Silvestri of his decision to retire in a phone call Thursday. Silvestri relayed the news Friday afternoon in an Instagram post that he later deleted. While the club did not respond to requests for comment, The San Francisco Chronicle reached Murphy, who confirmed he was stepping aside.<\/p>\n
“He\u2019s selfless, authentic, and I\u2019m going to miss him,” Silvestri wrote of Murphy, with whom he shares a birthday, which he called his claim to fame. “But over the last 8 years we became friends & that\u2019s my new claim to fame.”<\/p>\n
\n"You never know when the good Lord might be looking for a Clubhouse Manager.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mike Murphy, the namesake of the #SFGiants<\/a> clubhouse, who's been with the team since it moved to the West Coast in 1958, is reportedly retiring.<\/p>\n
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— Evan Webeck (@EvanWebeck) January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n