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Padres fans should give John Seidler a chance

Related Topics: Peter Seidler, Eric Kutsenda

In case you missed it today, John Seidler has officially taken over as Padres chairman. Eric Kutsenda, who served as the team’s interim chairman after Peter Seidler’s death, is now a Special Advisor to the Chairman, according to the Padres front office directory.

Eric Kutsenda is now listed as a special advisor to Padres chairman John Seidler pic.twitter.com/ujra5gSjPF

— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) March 13, 2025

In Seidler’s first comments since taking over, he made a comment some Padres fans aren’t liking: “When the crowd started chanting ‘Beat L.A.,’ I couldn’t quite bring myself to get that out,” he told Kevin Acee about a game he attended in 2012.