Padres bring back Black, Myers in front-office roles
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are bringing two very familiar faces back to the organization.
On Wednesday, the team announced it had hired Bud Black as senior advisor to baseball operations and Wil Myers as a special assignment coach in player development.
Black spent parts of nine seasons as manager of the club from 2007-15 and still ranks as the second-winningest manager in franchise history behind only Bruce Bochy. After Black’s tenure, he managed the Rockies for nine seasons before he was dismissed as manager early in the 2025 season.
Myers, meanwhile, played for Black in 2015 and went on to spend eight total seasons with the club, tallying 771 hits and 134 home runs. He was a beloved figure on some rebuilding teams in San Diego, then an important role player as the Padres became a contender earlier this decade.
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Myers never formally announced his retirement, but for all intents and purposes, he called it a career after the 2023 season.
The Padres finalized their first coaching staff under new manager Craig Stammen last month.