The Padres have chosen Jed Hoyer as their new
general manager, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Hoyer, 35, becomes one of the youngest general managers in baseball after
serving in the Red Sox front office since 2002. His most recent title was
senior vice president and assistant general manager.
New Padres owner Jeff Moorad recently fired longtime general manager Kevin
Towers earlier this month after Towers held the title since 1995 -- the
longest tenured general manager at the time of his dismissal.
Hoyer becomes the eighth general manager in the history of the Padres, a team
that has yet to win a World Series title since their inception in 1969. San
Diego had recorded two consecutive losing campaigns, including a 75-87 mark in
2009.
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