Former Padres and D-backs general manager Kevin Towers has died after a battle with cancer. He was 56.
Towers held the position of special assistant to the GM/player personnel for the Reds at the time of his death.
Born on Nov. 11, 1961, in Medford, Ore., Towers was drafted by the Padres in 1982 and pitched for the organization through 1989. Injuries derailed his playing career in Triple-A, but he was then hired as a scout for San Diego in 1990.
Towers was the Padres' scouting director in 1994-95 and was promoted to general manager in 1995, a role he held until October 2009.