The San Diego Padres announced the firing of manager Jayce Tingler on Wednesday.
The move comes after San Diego fell well short of expectations by missing the playoffs and finishing with a losing record (79-83).
General manager A.J. Preller issued a statement on the decision:
"Jayce accomplished a great deal in his two seasons with the Padres, leading our team through an unprecedented pandemic and into the postseason for the first time in 15 years. I have tremendous respect for him as a coach, colleague and friend. After much thought and consideration over the last several weeks, we felt change was necessary at this time to ultimately reach our championship potential in San Diego.