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6 hours agoPadres Coaching Notes: Niebla, Fritz, Bench Coach
Craig Stammen was hired as Padres manager with no prior coaching experience and will be supported by veteran coaches Ruben Niebla and Ben Fritz.
Yesterday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the Padres were entering the finalist stages of their managerial search. In a new report today, Acee writes that the Padres are down "to no more than four finalists," with Albert Pujols, Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla, Rangers special assistant Nick Hundley, and potentially an unspecified fourth name still on the radar. A hiring is expected to be made by the end of the week.