Tony Gwynn Jr. to join Padres broadcast team

SAN DIEGO - The Padres confirmed today that former outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr., son of the late Hall of Famer, will be part of this year's broadcast team.

Gwynn Jr. -- who played for the Padres for two seasons -- will be part of television pre- and post-game shows on Fox Sports San Diego and an analyst on select game broadcasts on the club's new flagship radio station, FM 94.9. He worked on post-game radio shows for the Dodgers last year.

His father, Tony Gwynn, manned right field for the Padres for 20 seasons and was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 2007. He died of cancer in 2014.

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