Bob Melvin gets 3-year contract to manage Padres

By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres announced the hiring of Bob Melvin as manager, bringing a veteran presence to an exciting team that imploded down the stretch. Melvin takes his 18 years of big league managerial experience to a team where his two predecessors had no experience as a major league skipper before they were hired. The 60-year-old Melvin signed a three-year contract. He inherits a team that had Fernando Tatis Jr. and four other All-Stars but underperformed after the trade deadline and finished with a losing record for the 10th time in 11 seasons.