The San Diego Padres don’t know what will happen next now that they’ve lost the person who built the team’s most successful stretch in its history. The team is looking for its sixth manager since 2014, just weeks after making the playoffs and winning 90 games in a row. This makes it hard to believe that they still have a chance to win it all next year.

Mike Shildt told the Padres on Saturday that he was quitting right away, even though he had two years left on his contract extension. The 57-year-old manager said that 34 years of coaching had taken a toll on his mind, body, and emotions. The news shocked the baseball world, especially since Shildt had just led San Diego to back-to-back 90-win seasons and playoff appearances for the first time since 2005–06.

“The grind of the baseball seas

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