The San Diego Padres have finally made a decision as to who their new manager will be. After Mike Shildt's retirement , San Diego was left looking for their new skipper. The team decided to go a little unorthodox with their pick, choosing former Padres reliever Craig Stammen to be their new manager. Expand Tweet

It's a surprising turn of events for the Padres, who interviewed multiple people for their open managerial role. Among the candidates for San Diego were St. Louis Cardinals legend Albert Pujols , former catcher Nick Hundley, and current Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla. With the exception of Pujols, most of their candidates had ties to the Padres.

It's important to note that Stammen has no prior managerial experience before taking the Padres role. That being said, the pr

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