SAN DIEGO ¨C The San Diego Padres today announced the members of Manager Mike Shildt¡¯s coaching staff for the 2025 campaign.

• Brian Esposito ¨C Bench Coach
• Ruben Niebla ¨C Pitching Coach
• Victor Rodriguez ¨C Hitting Coach
• Ben Fritz ¨C Bullpen Coach
• Tim Leiper ¨C Third Base Coach, Infield & Base Running Instructor
• David Macias ¨C First Base Coach, Outfield & Base Running Instructor
• Mike McCoy ¨C Assistant Hitting Coach
• Pat O¡¯Sullivan ¨C Assistant Hitting Coach
• Peter Summerville ¨C Game Planning & Coaching Assistant
• Heberto Andrade ¨C Bullpen Catcher & Coaching Assistant
• Morgan Burkhart ¨C Major League Coaching Assistant
• Allen Craig ¨C Special Assistant, Major League Staff & Baseball Operations
• J. Ellis ¨C Special Assistant, Major League Staff & Baseball Operations
• Craig Stammen ¨C Special Assistant, Major League Staff & Baseball Operations
• Scott Stroud ¨C Coaching Assistant
• Chris Apecechea ¨C Coaching Assistant, Pitching

Esposito, 45, returns for his third season on the Major League coaching staff and first as bench coach after serving as catching coach & game strategy assistant. 2025 will mark his fourth season in the organization after joining the Padres in 2022 as manager of Single-A Fort Wayne. The Staten Island, N.Y. native spent nine seasons (2013-21) in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, most recently as manager for Triple-A Indianapolis from 2018-19 and ¡®21, while spending ¡®20 at the Pirates Alternate Training site in Altoona, Pa. He spent two years (2015-16) as manager for Single-A West Virginia, highlighted by a club-record 87 wins in ¡¯15, after managing Single-A Jamestown in 2014 and serving as a player/coach in the Pirates farm system in 2013. He was originally selected by Boston in the fifth round of the 2000 First-Year Player Draft and played 13 seasons in the minor league systems of Boston, Anaheim, Texas, St. Louis, Colorado, Houston and Chicago (NL). He made 688 minor league appearances at catcher, 22 as a pitcher, 14 at first base and one each at third base and in left field. He made his Major League debut as a defensive replacement behind the plate with St. Louis on June 2, 2007 and made two appearances with the Astros in 2009. He played collegiate ball at the University of Connecticut, where he was voted team MVP in 1999.

Niebla, 52, returns for his fourth season as Padres pitching coach after overseeing a staff that ranks third across the last 3 seasons in combined fWAR (56.9), strikeouts (4,349), strikeout per nine innings (9.05) and tied for third in opponents¡¯ batting average (.236) and WHIP (1.23). In 2024, he helped guide Dylan Cease and Michael King to the All-MLB Second Team, and in 2023, Blake Snell garnered the Padres fifth Cy Young Award in franchise history, while Snell and reliever Josh Hader both earned All-MLB First Team honors. The El Centro, Calif. native spent 21 years with Cleveland¡¯s organization, most recently as assistant Major League pitching coach in 2020-2021 after serving as the club¡¯s minor league pitching coordinator from 2013-19. He was a Major League staff assistant in 2010 prior to serving as pitching coach for Triple-A Columbus from 2011-12. He also held the role of pitching coach for Team Mexico in the WSBC Premier12 event held in Mexico and Tokyo in November 2019, helping guide the Mexican team to a 2020 Olympic berth for the first time in its history. Additionally, he served as pitching coach for the Mexican National Team in 2015 and has spent several seasons instructing in the Mexican Winter League for ?guilas de Mexicali. The left-handed pitcher began his professional career in the independent Atlantic Coast League, Western League, and Texas-Louisiana League from 1995-97. He signed with the Montreal Expos as a free agent in 1998 and split 1998-2000 pitching in the Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations, reaching the Triple-A level in Ottawa and Albuquerque. He concluded his playing career in ¡®00 in the Western League, making a total of 122 career minor league appearances (one start) with a 4.49 ERA in 122 appearances (89 ER, 178.0 IP).

Rodriguez, 63, returns for his second season as Padres hitting coach, and 2025 will mark his 49th season in professional baseball as a player, instructor or coach. In 2024, the Padres offense notched the fewest total strikeouts and the most plate appearances per strikeout (5.67) in the Majors, while leading all of baseball in total hits (1,456) and tying the Arizona Diamondbacks for highest team batting average (.263). The Padres had three Silver Slugger winners (Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar) in 2024, tied with 2022 for most in franchise history. Rodriguez spent six seasons (2018-23) as assistant hitting coach for the Cleveland Guardians after spending the previous five seasons (2013-17) in the same position with the Boston Red Sox, as the club led the Majors in combined runs scored over that span and ranked third in total hits and batting average, highlighted by the eighth World Series trophy in Red Sox history in 2013. He served as assistant hitting coach for the 2014 American League All-Star squad, and that season was named ¡°Man of the Year¡± by the BoSox Club, an award given annually to a deserving team member recognizing not only their contribution to the success of the team on the field, but also their cooperation and efforts in community endeavors. From 2007-12, the New York, N.Y. native served as the Red Sox¡¯ minor league hitting coordinator, a position he also held in 2002. For three seasons (2004-06), he was the club¡¯s Latin field coordinator, was a minor league hitting instructor in 2003, and also served as a hitting coach in the Red Sox farm system for six years (1996-01). The first baseman, third baseman and outfielder played parts of 19 professional seasons in the Orioles (1977-84), Padres (1985), Cardinals (1986-87), Twins (1988-91), Phillies (1992-93), Marlins (1994), and Red Sox (1995) organizations. He appeared in 17 Major League games over stints with Baltimore (1984) and Minnesota (1989) and hit .429 (12-for-28). In 1,759 minor league games, he batted .295 (1905-for-6468) with 102 HR and 774 RBI.

Fritz, 43, enters his 11^th season with the Padres organization and sixth as bullpen coach at the Major League level. Under Fritz¡¯s guidance since 2019, the Padres bullpen ranks tied for third among all NL relief corps in WHIP (1.26), fifth in opponents¡¯ OPS (.698), sixth in ERA (3.94) and tied for seventh in opponents¡¯ average (.238). Fritz joined the Padres Major League coaching staff in 2020 and assumed the role of pitching coach in August 2021 through the end of the season following the dismissal of Larry Rothschild. He served as coordinator of AZ/rehab from 2018-19, manager for Single-A Tri-City in 2017 and spent the 2015-16 seasons with the club¡¯s Rookie-Level affiliate in Peoria. He was selected in the first round (30th overall) of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft by the Athletics and pitched seven professional seasons between the A¡¯s (2002-07) and Detroit Tigers (2009) organizations, as well as parts of three seasons with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the independent Atlantic League (2008-10). Overall, the right-handed pitcher posted a career record of 45-61 with a 4.75 ERA in 192 minor league games (187 starts). The San Jose, Calif. native played collegiately at Fresno State, where he was the Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and a second-team All-American selection in 2001.

Leiper, 58, returns for his second season on the Padres staff as third base coach, infield & base running instructor after spending the previous four seasons (2020-23) with the San Francisco Giants as coordinator of outfield & baserunning in their player development system. From December 2013 through the 2018 season, Leiper was the Toronto Blue Jays first base coach after originally joining the Jays in 2013 as a senior advisor in player development. The Whittier, Calif. native¡¯s coaching career began with the New York Mets in 1996 before he joined the Montreal Expos in 2000 to manage in their minor league system. In 2003, he managed one season in the Red Sox system before taking the helm of the Orioles¡¯ Triple-A club in 2004. From 2006-2008, he worked in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, three as a manager at Double-A. He joined the Florida Marlins in 2009, led Double-A Jacksonville to a 2010 Southern League championship and then served as Florida¡¯s roving minor league defensive coordinator from 2011-12. He coached for Canada¡¯s 2004 Olympic team and was on Team Canada¡¯s coaching staff for each of the five World Baseball Classics. He served on the Baseball Canada staff that won bronze medals at both the 2008 and 2011 Baseball World Cups and the Gold Medal at the 2011 Pan-Am Games. As a player, the outfielder, third baseman and first baseman played 12 minor league seasons with the Tigers (1985-90, ¡¯95), Mets (1991, ¡¯96), Royals (1992) and Pirates (1993-94), hitting .273 (1069-for-3910) with 40 homers and 460 RBI in his career.

Macias, 38, returns for his fourth season as Padres first base coach, outfield & base running instructor, and in 2023, he helped aid Fernando Tatis Jr. to the Padres first-ever Platinum Glove Award and the first outfielder from the National League to ever garner the award, which debuted in 2011. Macias was briefly a part of East Carolina University¡¯s coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2021 after spending the previous four seasons coaching at Vanderbilt University under Tim Corbin, helping the Commodores to a pair of College World Series Finals, including the 2019 National Championship. Vanderbilt posted single-season records in ¡®19 in home runs (100), RBI (541), walks (339) and runs scored (578) en route to a SEC-record 59 wins and their second College World Series title. The Houston, Texas native was with the Seattle Mariners organization from 2016-17, serving as the coordinator of international player programs in ¡®16 and ¡®17 before taking over as manager for Single-A Clinton midway through the ¡®17 Midwest League season. Macias¡¯ first stint on the Commodores coaching staff came across the 2014-15 seasons, serving as a volunteer assistant in their national runner-up campaign in ¡®15, and as strength coach in ¡®14 when they won their first national championship. He spent the 2012 and ¡®13 seasons as a player development/international scouting assistant with the Chicago Cubs, the club that drafted him in the 19^th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt. During his senior season, the former outfielder was named first team All-SEC and second team All-South Region/All-District 3. His 96 hits during the campaign are tied for fifth-most on Vanderbilt¡¯s single-season list, and he is also among the program¡¯s all-time leaders in at-bats (9th, 784) and hits (10th, 255).

McCoy, 43, returns to the Padres coaching staff for his second season as assistant hitting coach and his 10th season in the Padres organization, most recently serving as minor league hitting coordinator from 2022-23. The San Diego, Calif. native served as manager for Single-A Lake Elsinore for the 2021 campaign after managing Single-A Tri-City in 2019. He originally joined the Padres in 2016 as an assistant coach for Lake Elsinore and held the same role for the Arizona Rookie-Level Padres from 2017-18. Prior to coaching, the former infielder played 14 professional seasons in the minor league systems for Baltimore, Boston, San Diego and St. Louis, including parts of four Major League seasons with Colorado (2009) and Toronto (2010-12).

O¡¯Sullivan, 47, returns for his second season as assistant hitting coach and his eighth season in the Padres organization, most recently serving as hitting coach for Double-A San Antonio in 2023. The Oak Lawn, Ill. native served in the same post for Lake Elsinore for two seasons (2021-22) after originally joining the organization as hitting coach for Single-A Tri-City from 2018-19. The former first baseman and outfielder played four seasons in the minor league systems of the Mets and Orioles before spending seven years in the Independent League and Mexican League.

Summerville, 32, returns for his seventh season on the Major League coaching staff and fourth as game planning and coaching assistant, having spent the previous three seasons as bullpen catcher/coaching assistant. Summerville played four years collegiately at Santa Clara University, was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minor league free agent in 2016 and spent two seasons (2017-18) with the Dodgers as a development coach.

Andrade, 57, returns to the Padres for his fourth season as bullpen catcher and coaching assistant after spending the previous 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including the final three seasons as a Major League coaching assistant following 15 years as bullpen catcher. Andrade spent three years (1986-88) as a catcher in the Chicago Cubs farm system and played professional baseball in Venezuela, Italy and Colombia before retiring as a player in 1996. He served as an area scout for the Oakland Athletics in ¡®96 and in the same capacity with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1998 to 2002. Andrade has also spent the last 28 years as a coach and catching instructor during the Venezuelan Winter League, and he participated in the Caribbean World Series four times as a player and once as a coach.

Burkhart, 52, enters his 13^th season with the Padres organization and his fifth on the Major League coaching staff as a coaching assistant. The St. Louis, Mo. native originally joined the Padres in 2013 and has been on coaching staffs at all levels of the club¡¯s farm system, including Single-A Fort Wayne (2013-14), Double-A San Antonio (2015) and Triple-A El Paso (2016-19). Prior to joining the Padres, Burkhart spent the previous seven seasons coaching in the Independent Leagues, highlighted by a Golden Baseball League championship during his managerial debut season in 2009 for the Calgary Vipers. The former first baseman began his professional playing career as an undrafted free agent in the Frontier League in 1995, and was a three-time Most Valuable Player of the league for the Richmond Roosters (1996-98), as well as the Mexican League MVP for the Navojoa Mayos during the 1999-2000 campaign. He played in parts of three Major League seasons with Boston (2000-01) and Kansas City (2003), hitting .248 (30-for-121) with five home runs, 23 RBI and 20 runs scored in 42 games played. He attended the University of Central Missouri where he was a member of the 1994 NCAA Division II National Championship team.

Craig, 40, enters his seventh year in the Padres front office and his second as special assistant, Major League staff and baseball operations. Craig played in six Major League seasons between the St. Louis Cardinals (2010-14) and Boston Red Sox (2014-15), appearing in 534 career games and hitting .276 (506-for-1831) with 107 doubles, three triples, 59 home runs and 296 RBI. Craig was a member of the Cardinals¡¯ 2011 World Series Championship team and was named a 2013 National League All-Star, and he spent the final year of his playing career in the San Diego organization with Triple-A El Paso (2018). An eighth-round draft pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft by the Cardinals out of the University of California, Berkeley, Craig announced his retirement from professional baseball on April 12, 2019, and he subsequently joined the Padres front office as advisor, baseball operations¡ªa title he held from 2019-23.

Ellis, 43, enters his seventh year in the Padres front office and his second as special assistant, Major League staff and baseball operations. The former catcher played parts of 11 Major League seasons between the Los Angeles Dodgers (2008-16), Philadelphia Phillies (2016), Miami Marlins (2017), and Padres (2018), batting .239 (466-for-1948) with 82 doubles, three triples, 44 home runs, 229 RBI and 194 runs scored in 672 career games. Ellis posted a .997 career fielding percentage behind the plate and caught Clayton Kershaw¡¯s no-hitter on June 18, 2004. Following his retirement from professional baseball in 2019, Ellis joined the San Diego front office as a special assistant, baseball operations, serving in the role for five years before being named to his current role. Ellis was originally selected by the Dodgers in the 18th round of the 2003 First-Year Player Draft out of Austin Peay State University.

Stammen, 40, enters his second season with the Padres as special assistant, Major League staff and baseball operations, having been hired to the position following his retirement from playing professionally on August 4, 2023. The veteran right-hander pitched in 13 big league seasons, including his final six with the Padres. Between the Washington Nationals (2009-15) and Padres (2017-22), he owned a 3.66 ERA (360 ER, 885.0 IP) and a 55-44 record in 562 Major League appearances (43 starts). With 333 career appearances with San Diego, Stammen made the fifth-most appearances in franchise history, trailing just Trevor Hoffman (902), Craig Lefferts (375), Luke Gregerson (363) and Heath Bell (354). His 333 appearances with San Diego from 2017-22 were also the second-most in the National League across that span, trailing only Kenley Jansen¡¯s 357. Stammen was the Padres¡¯ 2022 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, the Major League representative for the 2020 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, and in 2017, he received the Padres Chairman's Award for his philanthropic efforts and work in the community. Stammen, a native of North Star, Ohio, was signed by the Nationals as a 12^th-round selection in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Dayton.

Stroud, 37, returns for his third season on the Major League coaching staff as coaching assistant. Stroud played two years collegiately at East Los Angeles College, and previously coached at Servite High School (CA) from 2013-14 and 2020-23 and Orange Lutheran High School (Calif.) from 2015-19.

Apecechea, 26, returns for his fourth season with the Padres organization and his second on the Major League staff as coaching assistant, pitching. He joined the Padres minor league system as a pitching performance analyst in 2022 after pitching four seasons at the University of Hawaii and High Point University. After his collegiate career, Apecechea worked as a solutions contributor and coach at Tread Athletics pitching facility in North Carolina.