MLB outfit San Francisco Giants’ manager Gabe Kapler was wearing a Christian McCaffrey jersey as he attended 49ers’ Weel 13 tie against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. The teams locked horns at the Levi’s Stadium. 

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Gabriel Stefan Kapler is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Currently, he is the manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in the major leagues from 1998 to 2010, for the Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays. He was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

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In 2007, he briefly retired as a player and spent managing the Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League, the Single-A affiliate of the Red Sox. He also spent part of the 2005 season playing for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Central League.

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After permanently retiring, Kapler coached for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifier in September 2012. He also served as a Director of Player Development for the Dodgers from 2014 through 2017.

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Kapler was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, he became manager of the San Francisco Giants and led them to a franchise-record 107 wins and the NL West title in 2021. He was named the 2021 National League Manager of the Year.

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In five seasons as a manager, he has made the postseason once, which is also the only time he has led a team to a winning record. Kapler and his wife Lisa (Jansen) co-founded the Gabe Capler Foundation, which is dedicated to educating the public about domestic violence, and helping women escape abusive relationships.