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The San Diego Padres have introduced Jed Hoyer as their new general manager. Hoyer, who had been assistant to Boston GM Theo Epstein, was hired to replace Kevin Towers, who was fired during the last weekend of the season. Padres vice chairman and CEO Jeff Moorad said Hoyer is highly respected in baseball and is the right person to lead the Padres. Moorad has said he wants a more "strategic approach" from his GM. Towers was known more as a seat-of-the-pants GM who built four NL West winners during his 14 seasons as GM, and had his 1998 club reach the World Series, where ... Read Full Story

The Oakland A's have squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to become the next general manager of the San Diego Padres The A's said in a statement e-mailed exclusively to The Associated Press that Forst has not interviewed for the job, nor has anyone asked for permission to interview him. The Padres fired Kevin Towers last weekend, ending his 14-year run as GM. Jeff Moorad, the Padres' vice chairman and CEO, has declined to comment on the search other than to say that he's interviewed three candidates and probably will interview two more. ___ AP Sports Writer Janie ... Read Full Story

A person familiar with the decision says Kevin Towers, the longest-tenured general manager in the major leagues, is being fired by the San Diego Padres. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday night because the club hadn't made an announcement. The Padres said only that CEO Jeff Moorad will address the media on Saturday afternoon. Towers, in his 14th season, told The Associated Press in an e-mail that he can't comment on his situation. He is under contract through next season. The Padres are 74-85. Moorad leads a group that is buying the team from John Moores. He has spoken about making changes ... Read Full Story

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, head on down to PETCO Park to see the San Diego Padres play the Colorado Rockies and celebrate their 40th anniversary! Game starts at 7:05 PM and all attendees will receive a complimentary Padres retro visor. If you are staying at one of our rentals, you can just hop on the coaster and avoid all of the traffic! Ride on into downtown, grab some food, pay $5 to sit on the lawn and watch an evening baseball game while enjoying the perfect San Diego weather. Tags: padre game , petco park , san diego ... Read Full Story

Livan Hernandez lost to the San Diego Padres for the second time in less than a month — and with his second team — dropping a 3-1 decision Monday night despite throwing a complete game for the Washington Nationals. David Eckstein and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit RBI doubles in the first inning, and Chase Headley added a pinch-hit home run in the eighth in a matchup of last-place teams. Hernandez (7-9) threw the 47th complete game of his career and second this season. He also had a complete game in a 6-1 win for the New York Mets against the Nationals on May 26. Hernandez ... Read Full Story