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Padres to Interview Rick Sofield For Managerial Position

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According to Peter Gammons, Rick Sofield, the third base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, will interview for open manager position with the San Diego Padres. The Padres fired manager Bud Black during the season and named Pat Murphy as the interim manager. Murphy was let go right after the season ended. San Diego finished a disappointing 74-88, despite many predicting they could win the NL West after a total overhaul to their roster this off-season.

Sofield moved to third base coaching this season, after spending two years as the first base coach for the Pirates. He also served as the base running and outfield coach this year. Sofield has a long resume in baseball since he played for the Minnesota Twins in the early 1980’s. Among his other jobs, he was the Pirates minor league field coordinator in 2002 and he coached the West Virginia Power in 2012. He has also coached five other seasons in the minors, served as the minor league field coordinator with the Dodgers and Expos, plus spent 15 years coaching in the college ranks.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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