Former San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said in a letter to the fanbase that he thought about retirement throughout the 2025 regular season before ultimately deciding to step aside on Monday. General manager AJ Preller, however, was unaware of Shildt's thought process until the postseason.

Preller held a virtual press conference on Tuesday where he addressed the timeline around Shildt's abrupt departure. Expand Tweet

“I think it was more when we got to Chicago, now the seasons done, there’s a lot of emotion in that room, there’s a lot of emotion from our players,” Preller said. “I think coming out of that was the first time talking to him that yeah it’s something that definitely wore on him.”

The Padres' season came to an end in the National League Wild Card series against th

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