Former D-backs player Green named Padres manager

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(Reuters) - The San Diego Padres appointed former Arizona Diamondbacks third-base coach Andy Green as their new manager on Thursday as they seek to end a lengthy playoff drought. Green, 38, a former infielder who played for the Diamondbacks from 2004-2006 and the New York Mets in 2009, replaces interim manager Pat Murphy, who led the Padres to a 42-54 record following Bud Black's dismissal in June. Black, the NL's manager of the year in 2010, was fired after eight-plus seasons in San Diego after the Padres had made a lackluster start to their 2015 campaign.

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