Kevin Towers
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Kevin S. Towers is currently the general manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...

. He also served as the general manager of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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's San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...

 from 1995-2009.

Playing career

Towers was an All-WAC
Western Athletic Conference
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 pitcher at BYU
Brigham Young University
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 and was a Texas League All-star in 1984. He was selected by the Padres in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft.

Towers pitched seven seasons in San Diego’s farm system before a series of arm operations ended his career at the AAA level.

Post-playing career

Continuing his career in baseball, Towers became a pitching coach for minor league Single-A Spokane Indians
Spokane Indians
The Spokane Indians are a minor league baseball team located in Spokane, Washington, United States. They are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League and have been a farm team of the Texas Rangers since 2003. The Indians play home games at Avista Stadium...

 in 1989 and 1990. He served as a Padres scout from 1989 through 1991. After scouting for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
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 from 1991–93, Towers rejoined the Padres as scouting director from 1993 to 1995.

Towers became the Padres' seventh general manager in 1995, succeeding Randy Smith
Randy Smith (baseball)
Randall Edward Smith was born June 15, 1963 in Houston, Texas. He is an executive in Major League Baseball and has served as general manager of the San Diego Padres and the Detroit Tigers and Assistant General Manager for the Colorado Rockies...

. As GM, Towers led the Padres to four division championships and an appearance in the 1998 World Series
1998 World Series
The 1998 World Series, the 94th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series, matched the New York Yankees against the San Diego Padres . The Yankees swept the Series in four games to capture their second championship in three years, and their 24th overall...

. Towers was known for his ability to find talented pitchers that many other teams had released.

On October 3, 2009, the Padres fired Towers after two disappointing seasons. Towers joined the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 as a special assignment scout for the 2010 season. On September 22, 2010 he was hired to be the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the position he currently holds..

External links


2007 San Diego Padres Media Guide
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