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Report: San Diego Padres will bring back Bud Black in 2015

By Phil Watson

Aug 31, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres manager Bud Black (20) walks back to the dugout after discussing a call with the home plate umpire during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 31, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres manager Bud Black (20) walks back to the dugout after discussing a call with the home plate umpire during the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /
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Manager Bud Black is expected to be back for his ninth season as manager of the San Diego Padres, according to a report.

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Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com reported that new general manager A.J. Preller indicated Black will return next season for the final year of his contract.

"“Like I said from the beginning, I viewed it as Buddy is our manager,” Preller said. “I had a chance to really enjoy the last month, to get to know him more on a day-to-day basis, getting to be around him and getting his thoughts on the team and his thoughts on baseball in general.“I came from afar and had a very positive feel for Buddy. I think being up close, being with him day to day, probably strengthened that bond, honestly.”"

Black, 57, is one of only three former pitchers currently managing in the majors (John Farrell of the Boston Red Sox and Bryan Price of the Cincinnati Reds are the others).

The Padres are 73-81 this season, third in the National League West, and haven’t finished with a winning record since going 90-72 in 2010. Their last postseason appearance came in 2006, the last year Bruce Bochy managed the club.

Black has a 613-676 record in eight seasons managing the Padres and was National League Manager of the Year in 2010.

He spent 15 seasons pitching in the majors, with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants from 1981-95. He had a career mark of 121-116 in 398 appearances, 296 as a starter, with an ERA of 3.84 and a WHIP of 1.267.

He won a World Series title with the Royals in 1985.

Black was an assistant to general manager John Hart with the Indians and was pitching coach of the Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels from 2000-06, beginning to be mentioned as a potential managerial candidate after the Angels won the World Series in 2002.

He interviewed for the vacant San Francisco Giants job after the 2006 season, losing out to Bochy before becoming his replacement in San Diego.

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