SAN DIEGO — Mike Dee is gone as president of the San Diego Padres, who were embroiled in a major controversy toward the end of another miserable season.

Managing partner Peter Seidler offered little insight into Dee’s departure Wednesday. He denied Dee was fired, but wouldn’t say whether Dee resigned or if it was a mutual decision.

Seidler said Dee’s contract wasn’t set to expire until August 2018.

Whatever happened, Dee’s ouster comes less than a month after General Manager A.J. Preller was given an unprecedented monthlong suspension without pay by MLB after its investigation revealed the Padres had withheld medical information from trade partners, including in the deal that sent All-Star left-hander Drew Pomeranz to the Boston Red Sox.

“This had nothing to do with Preller,” Seidler said. “Mike’s not taking the fall for the A.J. stuff.”

Seidler has said that Preller’s job is safe.

“Our baseball operations area is outstanding as far as I’m concerned,” Seidler said. “We’ve got to fix our medical practices, which we’re well on our way to making happen.”

RANGERS: Adrian Beltre was in disbelief. When the Rangers season ended late Sunday night in Toronto, the undisputed leader of the clubhouse wasn’t ready to go home.

“I didn’t think we were going to lose,” said Beltre, 37. “I believed in my heart had we won that game we had a really good chance (to win the ALDS). … We did not expect to be out in three.”

Although he enjoyed another excellent individual season, including hitting .300 and leading the team with 104 RBI, the chances to obtain his first ever World Series title are dwindling.

“My window is closing more than other guys. For me it’s more difficult,” he said. “We still believe we have a good team here to do it next year and the next couple of years.”

Beltre accepted blame for the team’s offensive struggles – he went 2 for 11 with no RBI in the Blue Jays’ 3-0 sweep.

The Rangers had the best record in the American League and expected to be playing in the World Series.

Royals: Pitcher Chris Young had surgery to his abdominal area, pelvis and groin on Tuesday and the veteran right-hander is expected to be ready for spring training in February.

The bilateral core and right-sided adductor repair was performed by Dr. Bill Meyers in Philadelphia.

Young, 37, was instrumental in the Royals’ World Series championship last season and rewarded with a two-year, $10 million contract.

But Young went just 3-9 with a 6.19 ERA, quickly lost his job in the starting rotation and was relegated to mop-up duty out of the bullpen.