The Oracle Park bullpens likely will be moved off the field in 2020 and the dimensions will change, but probably not radically to turn it into a hitters’ park. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has had talks with Madison Bumgarner’s agent throughout the season.

These were among the views that President and CEO Larry Baer expressed when he recorded a “Giants Splash” podcast last week in Boston.

The interview was rare. Baer had apologized in written statements but largely has not spoken publicly since returning July 2 from a league-mandated suspension that resulted from a recorded altercation with his wife, Pam, in a San Francisco park March 4.

It showed Larry Baer trying to retrieve his cell phone, which Pam Baer had taken from him. During the brief tussle, Pam’s chair tipped over and she fell.

Pam, who was wearing a walking boot because of a foot injury, is heard on the video yelling, “Oh, my God, no, help!”

Baer discussed the suspension and its aftermath during the podcast, explaining how he believes he has become a better person through counseling and talks with community leaders, while learning how people viewed him positively and negatively and understanding why the video was a trigger for some.

Here are excerpts, edited for brevity and clarity. The full, unedited interview can be heard here:

On whether things have returned to normal at 24 Willie Mays Plaza nearly three months after his return: I think they have, in large part, and that’s really a great credit to my colleagues at the Giants. They’ve been extraordinary, the Giants’ board has been extraordinary. It’s a process that quite frankly, (has) been a resetting process that was important.

Obviously, huge mistakes were made and I wish the incident never happened, but it did. I think we’re all stronger for it. Most of all, our family is doing really well, Pam and the children. I will say that we’re stronger than ever. That’s the most important thing. That’s the highest priority.

Whether he lost decision-making authority because of the suspension: Not much really has changed. I’m president and CEO, and I’m one of five board members. I think what a lot of people didn’t know was that Rob (Dean), as sort of the head of the board, chair if you will, was always involved before this, before March of this year. He was always involved as were other board members. I think Rob did an extraordinary job as interim CEO. As such, we continue to talk. It happened before. It’s happening now.

What he learned from community leaders and counseling while he was away: (When) you run pretty hard (for 27 years with the Giants), sometimes you don’t really hear things like you should, and you may not have the empathy that you might.

I love the community. I love the people. I love bringing joy to people, but you also have to be a really good listener. I think the time away allowed me to meet with key community groups and people I respect and listen, not necessarily in a counseling setting, although there was counseling involved, and that I felt to be very productive.

I learned how I’m being perceived, the good and the bad. I found it to be very energizing and enabling and empowering, and a time for self-reflection, which in life you don’t necessarily get a chance to do.

The good and the bad? In terms of something I learned about myself, I believe I’m an empathetic person, but I don’t always show it. I think showing that empathy and making yourself vulnerable in ways that you may not, just in the normal course of life, is something that I wasn’t doing.

Something on the good is that there’s a lot of love for the Giants in the community. Sometimes if you have a losing season, like last season was, and you say, ‘Gosh, what do people think about the Giants?’ There’s a lot of love. It’s not just wearing the caps and the shirts. They’re making memories.

Understanding why some who saw the video were not quick to forgive: I gained an appreciation for interpretations and triggers and people’s experiences, and honoring that, and listening. I wanted to make sure that anybody inside the Giants’ family that wanted me to talk about it, we had a get-together at the Giants, and I invited people to come talk to me, and a couple of people did talk about their own experiences.

I think I’ve come through this stronger as a person and gained an understanding of how people might interpret something like this. Most importantly, the family has come through in a very strong way.

Feelings about the 2019 season: I think it’s been a season where we’ve taken some steps. Farhan has done an excellent job coming in at a tough time with this incredible recent history, and coming in from the outside, honoring that history but also being an agent for change. That’s a tricky balancing act.

So I think valuable steps have been taken this year, and I feel as you’re building the house, an important foundation of the architecture of the house was laid in 2019.

A possible contract extension for potential free agent Madison Bumgarner: I think Farhan has had ongoing discussions with his representatives throughout the 2019 season. I don’t want to get into what is or isn’t being discussed, but I know they’ve kept open lines of communication.

Whether Zaidi and the Giants will spend big money on a Bumgarner or a Gerrit Cole: It’s not so much, ‘Hey, do you have the money for Player X or the money for Player Y?’ Or, ‘How much does ownership want to spend?’ It’s more, how does Farhan and the staff want to bake the cake?

The way he’s been successful baking the cake is doing a lot from within, making strategic moves when they make sense. (Clayton) Kershaw got re-upped when he was very much part of the Dodgers. That was a top-of-the-market contract.

It’s not being averse to spending money, but how do you really want to put the whole thing together?

Changing the Oracle Park dimensions: I would say, on the bullpen mounds, most likely. It comes down to architecture and design, and what we can do that we’re pleased with and feel is going to serve the team and serve the fans.

In terms of dimensions, I think some dimensions may change, but I don’t think the view is going to be, ‘Bring in the fences to make it a hitter-friendly ballpark’ and do anything in the extreme. There would be, as a result of some of the work that we do, some changes in the dimensions as well.

It’s unclear how extreme that will be or how material that will be.

Would there still be a Triples Alley? The triple is a spectacularly exciting play and it’s been a signature of the ballpark. I don’t think there’s any desire in our four walls to get rid of it. Whatever 421 (feet) become, if it changes, I think the major thrust of the ballpark will not change in that respect.

Whether the search for a manager will be lengthy: It depends. Is there somebody we’re looking at who’s involved with a playoff team? That could extend it for sure.

Farhan is going to go out and develop a list. He may have a list in his mind. That’s most likely going to stay in his mind until the season is over. Just like we did (hiring Zaidi), he’ll go through the vetting process, and eventually, the board, we’ll all look at it and he’ll surface a recommendation. I can’t say if it will be long or not.

Whether the playoffs are a goal for 2020: I don’t measure it quite that way. Every year we want to contend for the playoffs. I think we want to take yet another step. I think it should be a large stair step and I think we took a large stair step this year.

I think it’s on all fronts. It’s being a contender for playoffs, with a somewhat changed ballpark, with new leadership on the field, with renewed energy.

Henry Schulman is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: hschulman@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @hankschulman