10 Facts About Kevin Towers

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Kevin Scott Towers was an American executive in Major League Baseball.

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Kevin Towers served as the general manager of the San Diego Padres from 1995 to 2009 and for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2010 to 2014.

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Kevin Towers transferred to Brigham Young University, where he played for the BYU Cougars baseball team in the Western Athletic Conference for one year.

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Kevin Towers pitched in Minor League Baseball in San Diego's farm system for seven years.

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Kevin Towers served as a scout for the Padres from 1989 through 1991 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1991 through 1993.

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Kevin Towers became the Padres' seventh general manager in 1995, succeeding Randy Smith.

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Kevin Towers was known for his ability to find talented pitchers that many other teams had released.

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Kevin Towers joined the New York Yankees as a special assignment scout for the 2010 season.

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Kevin Towers died of anaplastic thyroid cancer on January 30,2018, at a hospital in San Diego.

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Kevin Towers was elected posthumously into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame, and was inducted on May 12,2018, as part of a week-long celebration of the Padres' 1998 National League championship team.