Mike Shildt had Padres players’ backs.

Their fronts, too.

Minutes after what turned out to be his final game as Padres manager, Shildt defused a volatile situation at Wrigley Field.

Padres infielder Jose Iglesias, seething over a plate umpire’s error that dealt teammate Xander Bogaerts a ninth-inning strikeout, charged toward several umpires as they filed past the dugout following the Wild Card Series-ending defeat.

Shildt reacted fast. As Iglesias got close to the umps, the 55-year-old bespectacled manager pivoted and pulled Iglesias back, moved in front of him and held his ground while Iglesias and now Bogaerts shouted at the umpires.

Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn yelled at the players. Insults and profanity were heard in a fan’s video of the exchange.

Yo holy shit #Padres reaction a

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