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The San Diego Padres interviewed their first managerial candidate Monday. CEO Erik Greupner appeared on 97.3-FM to update listeners of the "Ben and Woods" show about where the team is in the process of identifying Mike Shildt's successor.
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a teenager, Hernández in 1990 became the second Venezuelan-born catcher in major-league history, joining Bo Díaz. Hernández earned a reputation as a defensive stalwart, but playing for Tommy Lasorda in Los Angeles, he found himself mostly relegated to backup duty behind Mike Scioscia and Mike Piazza.