SAN DIEGO -- Boston Red Sox director of amateur scouting Jason McLeod is headed back to his native San Diego.
According to baseball sources, the Padres are set to hire McLeod as their assistant general manager of scouting and player development.
San Diego general manager Jed Hoyer, who worked with McLeod in Boston where he was the assistant general manager, had no comment on Wednesday.
McLeod is no stranger to the Padres. He worked for the team in several positions from 1994 to 2003.
During his time with the Padres, McLeod was an intern, baseball operations assistant, a Minor League coach, assistant director of scouting and player development and later an area scout in Southern California.