The San Diego Padres fired manager Andy Green, general manager A.J. Preller announced Saturday.
"I want to thank Andy for his tireless work and dedication to the Padres over the last four seasons," Preller said in a statement. "This was an incredibly difficult decision, but one we felt was necessary at this time to take our organization to the next level and expedite the process of bringing a championship to San Diego. Our search for a new manager will begin immediately."
Green was 274-366 in four seasons as Padres manager. They hadn't won more than 71 games in any of his three full seasons in charge and are 69-85 in 2019.