Several executives in baseball told USA TODAY Sports this summer that the relationship between Shildt and AJ Preller, president of baseball operations, and his coaching staff had become strained – but...

Mike Shildt is retiring after two seasons as the San Diego Padres’ manager.

"The grind of the baseball season has taken a severe toll on me mentally, physically and emotionally," Shildt wrote in a letter announcing his departure.

The Philadelphia Phillies will retain Rob Thomson following a second early postseason exit, team sources confirmed to The Athletic on Monday.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy continues to paint a David vs. Goliath narrative ahead of the NLCS by claiming that the Los Angeles Dodgers players do not even know who is on the Brewers roster.

Devin Sweet of the Phillies was one of those players, having been outrighted off the 40-man roster in August.

Milwaukee, meanwhile, just kept rolling the ball to third and getting outs.