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The Tucson Padres will have the same coaching staff next season.

The San Diego Padres said Terry Kennedy will return for his third season as manager of the Triple-A affiliate. He has been at the helm since 2010, when the Padres were the Portland Beavers.

“I am extremely happy to be coming back to Tucson,” Kennedy said in the press release. “We will have a good group of players from Double-A. I think this wave of San Diego Padres homegrown talent will give the fans in Tucson a high level of excitement.”

Returning with Kennedy will be hitting coach Bob Skube, pitching coach Steve Webber, athletic trainer Wade Yamasaki.

“I am thrilled about our coaching staff coming back next season,” Padres Vice President and General Manager Mike Feder said. “Terry, Bob, Steve and Wade have all had success on the field and in the dugout. Also, they have shown commitment to the Tucson community.”

Kennedy has compiled a 649-630 record as a minor-league manager. As a player, he was a four-time Major League All-Star (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987) and played in two World Series (1984, 1989).

The Tucson Padres begin their second season April 5 at Kino Stadium against the Fresno Grizzlies, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

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November 10, 2011 – Pacific Coast League (PCL) Tucson Padres
The San Diego Padres have announced four-time Major League All-Star Terry Kennedy will return as Manager of the Tucson Padres in 2012. It will be Kennedy’s third season as the manager of the Padres Triple-A affiliate, including the 2010 campaign with the Portland Beavers. Kennedy has managed ten seasons in the minor leagues and has posted a career record of 649-630. As a player, he was a Major League All-Star four times (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987) and played in two World Series (1984, 1989).

“I am extremely happy to be coming back to Tucson,” said Kennedy. “We will have a good group of players from Double-A. I think this wave of San Diego Padres homegrown talent will give the fans in Tucson a high level of excitement.”

The Padres Double-A affiliate in San Antonio won the Texas League Championship last season and was recently named Team of the Year in the annual awards announced by Minor League Baseball.

Tucson Padres Hitting Coach Bob Skube will also return to the T-Pads. The 2012 season will be his second as a Triple-A Hitting Instructor and his sixth overall in the Padres organization. Before joining the Padres, Skube worked as a Hitting Coach and Manager in the Texas Rangers system. As a player, Skube spent parts of two seasons in the Major Leagues with Milwaukee and played with four Hall of Famers while with the Brewers.

Pitching Coach Steve Webber is coming back for his second season guiding Tucson Padres pitchers. The 2012 season will be his 17th as a coach in professional baseball and his ninth in the Padres organization. Webber won the 2008 Jack Krol Award for contributions to Padres player development after his Double-A San Antonio staff led the Texas League in ERA and strikeouts.

Athletic Trainer Wade Yamasaki will return to Tucson for his second season. It will be his 13th season as an Athletic Trainer in the Padres organization. The Tucson Padres will also have a Strength and Conditioning Coach who will be announced at a later date.

“I am thrilled about our coaching staff coming back next season,” said Tucson Padres Vice President and General Manager Mike Feder. “Terry, Bob, Steve and Wade have all had success on the field and in the dugout. Also, they have shown commitment to the Tucson community. We should have a promising team in 2012 and we are excited about the continuity on the coaching staff.”

The Tucson Padres begin their second season Thursday, April 5 at Kino Stadium against the Fresno Grizzlies.

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Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod are
reuniting with Theo Epstein at the Chicago Cubs, years after the
trio helped the Boston Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and
again in 2007.

In exchange for Hoyer and McLeod, Chicago will send a
player and compensation to the San Diego Padres, the Cubs said
on their website. The player going to San Diego will be
announced later.

Epstein was introduced two days ago as the Cubs’ new
president of baseball operations after working as the Red Sox
general manager since 2002.

Hoyer, the Padres’ general manager since 2009, comes to the
Cubs in the same capacity. McLeod, who followed Hoyer to
California where he was assistant general manager, will be head
of scouting and player development.

McLeod was the director of amateur scouting for five
seasons in Boston during which time he selected Dustin Pedroia,
Jacoby Ellsbury, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard and Justin Masterson.

Major League Baseball gave the Cubs permission to announce
the personnel changes yesterday because Game 6 of the World
Series was postponed a day by rain.

To contact the reporter on this story:
Nancy Kercheval in Washington at
nkercheval@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Michael Sillup at
msillup@bloomberg.net

Sports celebrities supporting the mission of San Diego Hospice turned out on Sept. 27 for the fourth annual SDH Invitational Golf Tournament at The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe, making it the organization’s most successful golf tournament to date, with more than 120 golfers playing on the pristine course. In addition, 150 guests attended the post-tournament cocktail reception and family-style dinner.

Among the participants: former Padres and Major League Baseball pitcher Trevor Hoffman, Major League Baseball players Mark Sweeney and Mike Sweeney, former National Football League Quarterback Jeff Garcia and the San Diego Chargers cheerleaders. Karen Moyer, from the Moyer Foundation, also attended the dinner. The overall winner of the tournament was the Trane Corporation team, featuring Gale Van Nostern, Doug Isaaks, Ken McClendon and Jennifer Felsburg. Kristy Brehn, former SDHIPM Board Trustee, and Kim Van Nostern were co-chairs of the event.

The event, which benefits The Center for Grief Care and Education at San Diego Hospice, including Camp Erin San Diego – an annual weekend summer camp open to children ages 6 to 17 who have been impacted by a death, featured a live and silent auction as well as live sponsorship opportunities, including Fund-A-Camper.

“Thanks to the generosity of the attendees, we raised over $100,000 at this event,” said Traci Bruckner, Chief Development Officer for San Diego Hospice and The Institute of Palliative Medicine. “Also, through our Fund-A-Camper initiative, we raised enough money to send 31 campers to Camp Erin San Diego.”

More information is available online at www.sdhospice.org or call toll-free at 1-866-688-1600. Join San Diego Hospice’s online communities at www.Facebook.com/SanDiegoHospice and www.Twitter.com/SanDiegoHospice.

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FLORENCE, SC –

San Diego Padres Second Basemen Orlando Hudson will host an inaugural ‘Swing for the Stars’ Youth Baseball Clinic on Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Francis Marion University’s ball fields.

The baseball clinic for youth ages 6-12 years old will focus on fundamental skills including batting, pitching, base running and fielding techniques.

These skills will be taught in rotating stations as players circulate through each one.

Registration is $60 per child and 100% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the CATCH Foundation to assist children and families coping with Autism.

The CATCH Foundation (Curing Autism Through Change and Hope) is a non-profit foundation established by a 9-year Major League Baseball Veteran, All Star and Gold Glove Recipient, Orlando Hudson.

Founded in January 2008, the CATCH Foundation assists children and families who cope with autism to enjoy a normal life, through the funding of proper therapy, education, and extracurricular activities.

Through its grants to schools and other non-profit organizations that support the fight against autism, the CATCH Foundation is building a strong force to defeat the growing development disorder. For more information please visit http://orlandohudson1.com/catch-foundation/.