Bobby Cox the third straight year. In 2005, the Braves lost to the Houston Astros, with the finale taking eighteen innings to decide in the 2005 NLDS. On September 23, 2009, Cox signed a one-year contract extension through 2010, and on the same day announced that 2010 would be his final year as manager. He also announced that he agreed to stay on as an advisor for team baseball operations for the next five years after he retires. On October 2, 2010, the Atlanta Braves honored Bobby Cox at Turner Field in a sold-out game. On October 3, 2010, Cox led the
Bobby Evans (baseball) Bobby Evans (baseball) Robert Carlton "Bobby" Evans (born 1969) is an American baseball executive. He served as the general manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2018. Evans is from Staten Island, New York. As a young child, his family moved to Framingham, Massachusetts. His father's job with the United States Public Health Service later led the family to move to Jackson, North Carolina. He graduated from Northampton County High School East. He received an academic scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and attempted to walk on to the