Six weeks after his surprising decision to walk away from the final two years and at least $4 million remaining on his contract, former Padres manager Mike Shildt is joining the Baltimore Orioles organization.

According to a report from MASNsports.com, Shildt will work as an upper-level minor league instruction coordinator.

Shildt’s return to his roots in player development is not surprising, though the timing might be. Shildt told the Union-Tribune shortly after announcing his retirement that he hoped to land in player development after some indeterminate time away.

Shildt was 183-141 in two years as the Padres manager, leading the team to back-to-back postseason berths for just the second time in franchise history. The Padres were eliminated in five games by the Los Angeles Dodgers

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