The John Seidler era began Wednesday, as Peter Seidler’s only older brother officially became the control person of the San Diego Padres.

Day-to-day operations are expected to remain largely the same under the older brother of late Padres owner Peter Seidler.

In case you missed it today, John Seidler has officially taken over as Padres chairman. Eric Kutsenda, who served as the team’s interim chairman after Peter Seidler’s death, is now a Special Advisor to the Chairman,