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Craig Stammen’s First Season as Padres Manager Ends in NLDS Loss
Craig Stammen’s first season as manager of the San Diego Padres ended with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series.
The Padres won 91 games during the regular season and beat the Chicago Cubs in a Wild Card series.
Stammen managed six postseason games.
His postseason performance is being assessed based on the decisions he made, rather than whether those decisions worked out.
Managers make choices with input from front-office staff, coaches and players.
The Padres’ season is over, and no further steps are described.
Craig Stammen’s first season as Padres manager ended with a loss to the Brewers in the National League Division Series.
The Padres won 91 games during the regular season and defeated the Cubs in a Wild Card series.
Stammen managed six postseason games.
FanGraphs described his first season as manager as a success despite the playoff exit.
The outlet said its assessment focused on decision-making process rather than results.
- Who
- Craig Stammen, in his first season as manager of the San Diego Padres.
- What
- His season ended with the Padres losing to the Brewers in the National League Division Series.
- When
- 2026. The exact date of the NLDS loss is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The Padres were eliminated after losing to the Brewers in the NLDS; the reason for the series loss is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Padres won 91 games in Stammen’s first season as manager.
The Padres defeated the Cubs.
The Brewers eliminated the Padres.
- Padres regular-season wins
- 91
- Wild Card opponent
- Chicago Cubs
- NLDS opponent
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Postseason games managed
- 6
- Assessment outlet
- FanGraphs
What people are saying
It’s easy to say, “That was a great move because it worked,” or “That was a bad move because it failed,” but managers obviously can’t know the results of their decisions as they’re making them.
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