The San Diego Padres extended manager Mike Shildt’s contract through the 2027 season on Wednesday.
The decision came on the heels of a season that saw the second-most victories in franchise history and a hard-fought series against the eventual World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Padres’ 93 regular-season victories were the second-most in their 56 seasons in the National League, behind only the 98 in 1998. It was their ninth season of 90 victories or more and first since 2010 when they were 90-72.
“As Mike demonstrated this year, he has an unwavering commitment to winning and a unique set of skills that got our group to perform at a high level,” said A.J. Preller, general manager and president of baseball operations.
“He possesses a true love for this team and the game of baseball, and I am thrilled to continue to work together with Mike to bring a championship to the city of San Diego.”
Shildt, 56, originally joined the Padres in 2022 as player development consultant before serving as senior advisor to player development in 2023, also spending time as the team’s interim third base coach.
He was voted National League Manager of The Year in 2019 by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
“I am honored to continue leading this team toward Peter Seidler’s vision of bringing a World Series championship to San Diego,” Shildt said.
“In collaboration with our players and coaching staff, we are committed to building on our success, serving our community and the city of San Diego, and delivering a winning team to our incredible and deserving fan base.”
Shildt has led his clubs to the postseason in each of the four full seasons he has managed — 2019-2021 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and this year with San Diego.
The Padres’ season ended in October with a 2-0 loss at Dodger Stadium, falling in the best-of-five series three games to two. The Padres never scored again after scoring six runs in the second inning of Game 3 in their 6-5 victory, getting shut out for the their final 24 innings.
City News Service contributed to this report.
