Padres Coach of the Year Award

The Padres’ annual Coach of the Year Program returns in 2024 to recognize and honor the positive role coaches play in the lives of student-athletes.

Each week for eight weeks beginning March 25, the Padres will recognize one local baseball or softball coach and their positive impact on the lives of his or her players on and off the field as a coach, mentor and role model. At the end of the program, one of these coaches will be named the Padres 2024 Coach of the Year on the field at Petco Park on Monday, June 10.

We are seeking nominations now for deserving high school baseball or softball coaches as well as long-time youth coaches who provide valuable leadership and mentorship for the youth in our community. Each Coach of the Week will receive a $1,500 grant to support his or her program or league while the Coach of the Year will receive a $10,000 grant.

Here are the 2023 Coach of the WEEK honorees:

  • Dave B., Baseball Coach, Oceanside High
  • Dallas B., Baseball Coach, Morse High
  • Joe C., Softball Coach, El Capitan High
  • Manny H., Baseball Coach, Montgomery High
  • Billy H., Softball Coach, Calipatria High
  • Michael I., Coach, Encanto Little League
  • Michelle M., Softball Coach, Granite Hills High
  • David P., Coach, Spring Valley Little League
  • Enrique R., Softball Coach, San Diego High

Previous Padres Coach of the YEAR honorees:

  • 2019: James D., Baseball Coach, Granite Hills High
  • 2020: Desi H., Baseball Coach, San Marcos High
  • 2021: Lori S., Softball Coach, Clairemont High
  • 2022: Ronell J., Baseball Coach, Crawford High, & Rigo Ledezma, Baseball Coach, Santana High
  • 2023: Dallas B., Baseball Coach, Morse High

Please submit your nominations below and help us honor deserving youth and high school baseball and softball coaches who go above and beyond in their community.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Enter by May 24, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Open to legal residents of California who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Nine (9) Prizes (i.e., one [1] Grand Prize and eight [8] First Prizes) will be awarded. Online entry only. Void where prohibited. See Official Rules, which govern, for complete details. Sponsor: Padres L.P.

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