Padres broadcaster Ted Leitner retires after 41 years with the team Leitner has been a Padres institution for the last four decades. 01/15/2021 Ted Leitner’s long and distinguished career as the voice of the San Diego Padres has come to an end. On Friday, Leitner and the Padres announced that he was retiring from his broadcasting role with the team and would become a team ambassador. “I will miss everything about the Padres broadcast that I have been privileged to be a part of for so many years,” Leitner said in a statement. “I’ve had the best seat in the house in San Diego for over four decades, and I’ve had the honor of working alongside Hall of Fame broadcasters while watching the greatest players to ever wear a Padres uniform.