According to San Diego Padres beat writer Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribue, Matt Stairs will not return to the team for the 2019 season. Infield coach Josh Johnson will also not be returning to San Diego next year.
Stairs was the ninth hitting coach for the Padres over the last 15 years, and like his many of his predecessors, failed to improve one of the worst offensive ballclubs in Major League Baseball.
Under one season with Stairs, the Padres finished 28th in the league in team batting average (.235), 30th in on-base percentage (.