Julie Alexandria, the Padres’ sideline reporter for Fox Sports San Diego, is not returning to the network this upcoming season and will pursue other opportunities, the Union-Tribune has learned.

Alexandria spent the 2016 season as FSSD’s sideline reporter. She arrived in San Diego having worked in both sports and entertainment broadcasting, including as the Washington Nationals’ sideline reporter for MASN and a college football sideline reporter for Fox. Alexandria has also hosted Mets Weekly for SportsNet New York, as well as shows for MTV and OK! TV.

The Padres have looked at internal options to fill the sideline role. Bob Scanlan, a multimedia analyst for the team, has been discussed. The former major league pitcher is a familiar face for Padres fans; he worked as a pre- and postgame host for telecasts on Channel 4 San Diego, and spent four seasons as a color analyst on Padres radio broadcasts. Scanlan’s playing career spanned nine seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee, Detroit, Kansas City, Houston and Montreal.


While the Padres’ full broadcast team for 2017 has not been officially announced, play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo and color analyst Mark Grant will return to the FSSD booth. Padres Live host Mike Pomeranz and analyst Mark Sweeney are also returning. Michelle Margaux will host her second season of Padres POV.

Ted Leitner and Jesse Agler are back in the radio booth, now for FM 949; the Padres are beginning a five-year deal with a new rights partner, Entercom. Rich Herrera, who has hosted pre- and postgame shows for the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays, will be the pregame show host and senior executive producer for Padres Radio.

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