If appointed, John Seidler will simultaneously succeed Matt Seidler as trustee and Eric Kutsenda as Padres chairman. Seidler, 65, could soon oversee a team that won 93 games last season and took the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink in the National League Division Series.

John is the eldest brother of the late Peter Seidler, who was the principal owner of the Padres for the last few years before his death in 2023

Major League Baseball’s owners unanimously approved John Seilder as the next control person for the San Diego Padres.

Sheel Seidler, widow of Peter Seidler, filed a lawsuit against her late ... Rob Manfred does not expect the San Diego Padres will be sold: "My understanding is the family wants to keep the team." They also aren't leaving. "There has not been a single ...

The San Diego Padres are at the center of a family legal dispute, with some speculating that the matter could affect the team both on and off the field. Sheel Seidler, the widow of the late Padres owner Peter Seidler, is suing two of her brothers-in-law, Bob and Matt, in her bid to take control of the team.

Major League Baseball’s team owners are expected to confirm John Seidler as the Padres’ control person in a vote Thursday morning, a move that will be pending his taking over as trustee of Peter Seidler’s trust. Whether the lawsuit brought by Sheel Seidler contesting control of the team ends up affecting the appointment remains to be seen.

Major League Baseball owners unanimously voted to approve John Seidler as the San Diego Padres' new control person on Thursday, commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters.

John Seidler is the San Diego Padres' new control person after he was unanimously approved by MLB owners Thursday, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee.The 65-year-old, who has been a member of the ownership group since 2012,