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

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.

Major League Baseball could decide this week on whether to approve John Seidler, an older brother of the late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler, as the Padres control person. The topic is on Thursday’s agenda for the MLB owners’ meeting in Palm Beach,

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,

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.