Padres president and CEO Bob Vizas made the announcement and said that Winfield's responsibilities will include front office and on-field business, the review of existing practices, baseball operations, marketing, the new ballpark, player development, community relations and diversity issues.

One of only seven players to collect 3,000 hits and 400 home runs, Winfield was inducted on August 4, 2001 with former Minnesota Twins teammate Kirby Puckett.

Winfield, who never played in the minor leagues and was drafted by teams in four professional sports leagues, spent the first eight of his 22 major league seasons with the Padres and retired with 3,110 hits, 465 home runs and 1,833 RBI. He drove in at least 100 runs eight times, including 108 at the age of 41, and was an All-Star every year from 1977-88.