Kevin Towers -- San Diego's longtime general manager, player and scout who passed away in January at age 56 -- has been elected to the Padres Hall of Fame. He will be posthumously inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in a special pregame ceremony on May 12 before the Padres host the Cardinals at Petco Park.
"Kevin was the perfect embodiment of what it means to be a Padre and his legacy will continue to live on at Petco Park," Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler and general partner Peter Seidler said in a joint statement Tuesday. "He was truly instrumental in putting San Diego on the baseball map, and this well-deserved induction into the Padres Hall of Fame ensures his place in club history.