Personal
Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at over size 8. When he joined the Mets in 1982, they did not have a helmet that would fit him, and they had to send the ones he was using in the minors. Bochy has a son who pitches professionally. Brett Bochy was drafted by the Giants in 2010.
Bochy is not publicly known for an out-going, humorous presence. However the opposite is true. "Fans rarely see it because he becomes a two-by-four when the TV cameras click on."
In May 2011, Bochy won the Ronald L. Jensen Award for Lifetime Achievement, which he accepted at the organization's National Youth Sports Awards.
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