Pat Murphy Padres Namesd As Interim Manager
- Updated: June 16, 2015
According to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports the San Diego Padres have named Pat Murphy interim manager for the rest of the year.
Pat Murphy named Padres interim manager.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 16, 2015
The San Diego Padres confirmed the news via their official Twitter account.
Pat Murphy has been named the club’s interim manager for remainder of 2015 season pic.twitter.com/lNCsZokUax
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 16, 2015
Murphy is a storied college coach. He coach the Notre Dame Irish from 1988-1994 and guided them to a 318-116 record. He went on to coach the Arizona State Sun Devils from 1995-2009 and won the Pac-10 coach of the year four times.
Murphy is an experienced coach and will get his shot at the big league level. The Padres have not been meeting expectations and hope that the new hire will help turn things around.
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