Kevin Towers
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Towers in 2007
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| Born |
November 11, 1961 Medford, Oregon |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupation | General Manager |
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Kevin S. Towers (born November 11, 1961 in Medford, Oregon) is an American executive in Major League Baseball. He served as the General Manager of the San Diego Padres from 1995 to 2009 and for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2010 to 2014.
Towers attended Brigham Young University (BYU), where he played college baseball for the BYU Cougars baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). As a pitcher, Towers was selected to the All-WAC team. He was drafted by the Padres in the first round of the secondary phase of the 1982 Major League Baseball Draft, and was named a Texas League all-star in 1984.
Towers pitched seven seasons in San Diego’s farm system before a series of arm operations ended his career at the AAA level. Overall, he went 29-40 with a 4.64 ERA in 619 innings, including 82 starts.
Continuing his career in baseball, Towers became a pitching coach for minor league Single-A Spokane Indians in 1989 and 1990. He served as a Padres scout from 1989 through 1991. After scouting for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1991–93, Towers rejoined the Padres as scouting director from 1993 to 1995.
Towers became the Padres' seventh general manager in 1995, succeeding Randy Smith. As GM, Towers led the Padres to four division championships and an appearance in the 1998 World Series. The Padres also finished last in their division five times. Towers was known for his ability to find talented pitchers that many other teams had released.
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