The
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...
are a professional
baseball
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franchise based in
San Diego
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,
California
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. They are a member of the
National League
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(NL)
West
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Etymology
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in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB). The team joined MLB in 1969 as an
expansion team and have won two
NL Championships in 1984 and 1998. The team played their home games at
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium on the West Coast of the United States, west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. The stadium opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium and was known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1981 to 199 ...
(formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium) from 1969 to 2003. Starting with the
2004 season, they moved to
PETCO Park, where they have played since. The team is owned by
Ron Fowler
Ronald Lee Fowler (born July 23, 1944) is an American businessman. He is the vice chairman of the ownership group of the San Diego Padres franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB) and CEO of Liquid Investments Inc., a San Diego beer distributorship ...
, and
A. J. Preller
A. J. Preller (born June 20, 1977) is the president of baseball operations and General manager (baseball), general manager of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was hired by the Padres on August 5, 2014 while serving as the a ...
is their
general manager
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. There have been 21
manager
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Management includes the activities ...
s for the Padres franchise.
The team was most recently managed by
Jayce Tingler
Jayce Michael Tingler (born November 28, 1980) is an American professional baseball coach and manager. He is the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as manager of MLB's San Diego Padres from 2 ...
, who was fired at the end of the
2021 season.
The first manager of the Padres was
Preston Gómez
Preston Gómez (April 20, 1923 – January 13, 2009) was a Cuban-born infielder, manager, coach and front-office official in Major League Baseball best known for managing three major league clubs: the San Diego Padres (1969–72), Houston Astros ( ...
, who managed for four seasons.
Bruce Bochy is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games managed (1926), the most regular-season game wins (951), the most playoff games managed (24), and the most playoff-game wins (8).
Bob Skinner
Robert Ralph Skinner (born October 3, 1931) is an American former professional baseball outfielder / first baseman, manager, coach, and scout, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three National League (NL) teams. In all, Skinner sp ...
is the Padres' all-time leader for the highest regular-season
winning percentage
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, as he has only managed one game, which he won. Of the managers who have managed a minimum of 162 games (one season),
Jack McKeon
Jack Aloysius McKeon (; born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive.
In , at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two full seasons ...
has the highest regular-season winning percentage with .541, having managed for 357 games.
Dick Williams, the only Padres manager to have been elected into the
Baseball Hall of Fame,
is the franchise's all-time leader for the highest playoff winning percentage with .400.
Williams and Bochy are the only managers to have won an NL Championship with the Padres, in 1984 and 1998 respectively.
Bochy and Black are the only managers to have won a
Manager of the Year Award
In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writ ...
with the Padres, in 1996 and 2010.
Greg Riddoch
Gregory Lee Riddoch (born July 17, 1945 in Greeley, Colorado) is a retired American professional baseball player, manager and coach who served as manager of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball from July 12, 1990 through September 22, 199 ...
and
Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis Coleman (September 14, 1924 – January 5, 2014) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman for the New York Yankees and manager of the San Diego Padres for one year. Coleman was named the rookie of the year in 1949 by Ass ...
have spent their entire managing careers with the Padres.
Key
Managers
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NL Manager of the Year Manager of the Year may refer to:
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2022
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-Present
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,
1984 NL Champions ,
Fist time in 17 years in a playoff appearance.
,
,
File:Don Zimmer.jpg, Don Zimmer managed the Padres for two seasons.
File:Bruce Bochy.jpg, Bruce Bochy managed the Padres for 12 consecutive seasons.
File:Bud Black in the dugout.jpg, Bud Black was the manager of the Padres from 2007 through June 2015
Notes
* A running total of the number of managers of the Padres. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms as a manager is only counted once.
* Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season.
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Managers
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