The San Diego Padres and General Manager A.J. Preller continue to expand their international presence, ironically with more players who are most identified with having played the Los Angeles Dodgers. Friday they announced that Hideo Nomo would serve as an adviser to baseball operations, furthering the international feel to this off-season with Takashi Saito interning in the team’s front office.
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To this point – the Padres have swung and missed on several of the Japanese and Korean free agents who have been available in the past couple of years.