Gabriel Stefan Kapler is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
He is the current manager of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
Kapler was a 57th-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 1995 MLB draft.
In the minor leagues, Kapler was an All-Star in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and was known by national publications as Minor League Player of the Year in 1998.
Kapler 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.
Kapler announced his retirement from professional baseball on December 12, 2006.
Following his retirement as a player, Kapler served as a coach for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and as Director of Player Development for the Dodgers from 2014 to 2017.
Kapler served as the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018 and 2019.
He became the manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2020 and led them to a franchise-record 107 wins and the NL West title in 2021.
Kapler was named the 2021 National League Manager of the Year.
Gabe Kapler First Wife: Who Is Lisa Jansen?
Lisa Jansen is the ex-wife of Gabe Kapler.
Lisa Jansen and Gabe Kapler began dating in their final year of high school.
The former couple married in 1999 after seven years of dating.
However, Lisa Jansen and Gabe Kapler divorced in 2013 after 14 years of marriage.
The pair had two sons; Chase Ty Kapler and Dane Rio Kapler.
Lisa Jansen and Gabe Kapler founded the Gabe Kapler Foundation to help victims of abuse stop the violence by providing them with the resources they need to live self-sufficient, violence-free lives.
Lisa Jansen currently works as intuitive health & compassion coach.