The Padres hired Mike Shildt to manage the team. The former Cardinals skipper spent the last two seasons in the Padres organization, and spoke about the late Peter Seidler’s hope for a Word Championship:

Shildt has been in the organization for two years and said he met often with Seidler “to talk baseball, talk life, talk community, talk charity. What a beautiful soul, as everybody knows. I was very blessed to have gotten to know such a fine gentleman. There was such a pure goodness about him.

“I’m going to be a big part in helping carry his vision for the San Diego Padres moving forward to ultimately us winning a first World Series championship,” Shildt added. “That’ll be one way we can remember the great legacy of Peter Seidler.”

Shildt has been a senior advisor to the major league staff and player development department with the Padres since 2022. His familiarity with the team’s top minor league prospects could be a bonus in guiding a big league roster led by stars Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts.

ESPN.com

He managed the Cardinals well, with a .559 winning percentage in parts of four seasons and three playoff appearances. He had some differences with the Cardinals front office which led to his firing. Maybe his time working in the Padres organization will help him avoid that. It seems to me like this is a very good move for San Diego.