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Padres Hire Craig Stammen as Manager: From ‘The Stammen Game’ to the Big Chair

Padres hire former reliever Stammen as manager, picking him over Albert Pujols, Nick Hundley and pitching coach Ruben Niebla. A hero of 2020’s Wild Card “Stammen Game,” he’s never coached but impressed leadership. Niebla likely stays; new hitting and third-base coaches needed. Stammen inherits a core of Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Joe Musgrove and Jake Cronenworth.