Overview
- Stammen, a former Padres reliever and recent special assistant, takes the helm with no prior coaching or managerial experience.
- He was selected by a tight circle led by chairman John Seidler, GM A. J. Preller and CEO Erik Greupner after interviews with Albert Pujols, Nick Hundley and Ruben Niebla.
- The process included an extended second interview with Pujols reported at roughly nine and a half hours.
- San Diego intends to retain most of its staff with Niebla expected to remain pitching coach, while searches begin for a new hitting coach and third-base coach.
- Key offseason questions await, with starters Dylan Cease and Michael King entering free agency and Yu Darvish expected to miss 2026 following elbow surgery.