ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -The first manager in San Diego Padres’ history has died.
Preston Gomez was 85. He died Tuesday in Fullerton, Calif.
Gomez took over the expansion Padres in 1969 and later managed the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs.
Gomez was hit by a pickup truck last March in California and never fully recovered from head injuries. He had worked for the Angels for more than 25 years, and the team announced his death.
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