Padres Hire Skip Schumaker As First Base Coach
- Updated: October 29, 2017
According to AJ Cassavell of MLB.com former big leaguer Skip Schumaker will be the new first base coach of the San Diego Padres.
Skip Schumaker will take over as first-base coach for the Padres this season, per team sources.
— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) October 28, 2017
Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune also reported the news.
Source: The Padres will name Skip Schumaker first base coach. Schumaker had been an assistant to baseball operations and player development.
— Dennis Lin (@sdutdennislin) October 28, 2017
Lin reported further information.
With the additions of Skip Schumaker and Matt Stairs, the Padres’ coaching staff is nearly complete. https://t.co/WhcbZ2T9uA
— Dennis Lin (@sdutdennislin) October 28, 2017
Schumaker is a former fifth-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2001 MLB Draft. He spent 11 years in the majors spending time with the Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cinnacti Reds.
Schumaker won the World Series in 2011 with the Cardinals. Schumaker signed a minor league deal with the Padres in 2016 and retired before the season started. The Padres are revamping their coaching staff this summer.
As more information surfaces on the Padres and their roster news, we will keep you up to date.
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