SAN DIEGO (AP)— San Diego manager Mike Shildt and the Padres have agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the organization announced Wednesday.
Shildt was hired in November 2023 and signed a two-year contract
San Diego went 93-69 this season, placing second in the NL West, five games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres swept Atlanta 2-0 in the Wild Card Series, then lost a five-game Division Series to the Dodgers after leading 2-1.
“Obviously a tremendous year for the big league team, a very good year for the organization, and just a really strong year for Mike as a manager,” general manager A.J. Preller said during a video conference with reporters. “It was evident that he was someone I wanted to collaborate with for a long time. And that’s what this extension represents—a job well done.”
Shildt stated that he felt “extremely blessed, grateful, and appreciative of the confidence that ownership and A.J. have shown, and not only me being in the organization now going on four years, but getting the opportunity last year to manage the club and now of course this year to now get the extension.”
“I like the word that A.J. used, the partnering word with A.J. and the front office,” Shildt told me. “My respect for A.J. is only increased in my admiration for how he works and how he goes about his operations and how he assembles not only our big league club, but has put this organization on very, very good footing over the last several years, has been very impressive.”
Shildt managed St. Louis from 2019 to 21 and led the Cardinals to the playoffs in all three seasons.
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