PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -Greg Maddux just can’t stay away from spring training.
Maddux, who retired in December after winning 355 games and 18 Gold Gloves during a 23-year career, has agreed to become a spring training instructor for the San Diego Padres. He’s scheduled to arrive in camp on Wednesday.
The four-time Cy Young Award winner, who is eighth on the career wins list, pitched for the Padres from 2007 until August, when he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maddux also played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves during his long career. He finished with a 355-227 record and a 3.16 ERA.
“Last year a lot of our conversations were about the future,” Padres manager Bud Black said Monday. “I said, ‘Greg, you have some freedom to explore. I’ll tell you what I’m thinking about before, during and after the game.”’
Black said he and Padres general manager Kevin Towers kept in contact with Maddux over the winter about the possibility of returning as a coach. Black said the Chicago Cubs also inquired about Maddux returning as a coach.
nd the other coaches a great resource.”
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