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Padres pare manager candidate list to a pair: Jayce Tingler, Ron Washington

The Padres are nearing the naming of their next manager.

Perhaps.

For now, just two candidates remain, though there is a possibility the team shifts gears if neither Jayce Tingler nor Ron Washington is hired.

Both are scheduled to meet with the team’s ownership for the first time, and a decision could come as soon as next week.

Tingler’s name remaining near the top of the list is somewhat surprising yet also predictable.

The Texas Rangers’ coach, who is in San Diego for a follow-up interview with the Padres on Wednesday, turns 39 on Nov.