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As the St Louis Cardinals fight to stay in postseason contention, currently sitting 5.5 games back of the division-leading Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado has drawn attention not for his bat or glove—but for a revealing moment of reflection. In a recent appearance on the MLB Network Podcast, Arenado […]

The San Diego Padres are in the middle of a tightly contested National League playoff race, and Tuesday night’s thriller at Petco Park showed just how vital elite defense can be. With the Padres clinging to a 1-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Fernando Tatis Jr. delivered one of the season’s most electrifying highlights — […]

The MLB All-Star lineups are set, and the rest of the rosters for both the NL and AL are getting finalized. The league recently announced the reserves, but some players are dealing with injuries. Three players have been added to the rosters on Tuesday, including Luke Abbott of the Cincinnati Reds replacing Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and […]

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado has put together an incredible career, and he isn’t done yet. Machado now is joining the 2,000 hit club. Machado accomplished that feat on Monday, in a 6-3 team loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Machado picked up the historic hit against Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen in the fourth inning. […]

Manny Machado reached an incredible milestone on Monday night as he hit his 2,000th career hit in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Machado came up with no outs in the fourth, and he hit a laser on the ground between short and third. After a diving attempt to no avail, Machado joined the […]

The San Diego Padres have been able to hang around in the National League playoff race this season despite playing the entirety of it without one of their best arms on the mound, but they are now getting him back. Yu Darvish is nearing a return after missing the first few months of the season […]

The San Diego Padres have been knocking at the door of a World Series appearance for quite some time. Once again, their willingness to go “all in” on such a run will be on full display ahead of this month’s trade deadline. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller and the rest of San Diego’s front […]

The San Diego Padres have had a solid season this year, but it almost feels like they can take things to another gear with where they are in the standings. Being in second place in the NL West with a 47-41 record, the Padres are right where they want to be, and it’s going to […]

The San Diego Padres have been one of Major League Baseball’s better teams this season. Padres manager Mike Shildt has navigated injuries well when it comes to his pitching staff. Yu Darvish, who has not pitched at all this season because of an elbow injury, is right on the edge of his return. However, Shildt […]

The San Diego Padres are facing uncertainty as they approach Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers with a notable gap in their starting rotation. All eyes were on Yu Darvish, who has been sidelined with an elbow injury and had raised hopes for a return. However, manager Mike Shildt tempered expectations, describing Darvish’s availability as […]

The San Diego Padres are all smiles on this Fourth of July after crapping out a comeback victory, beating the Texas Rangers 3-2 one extra innings at Petco Park. Things weren’t always looking up for the Padres, but Jake Cronenworth gave them a win in the 10th inning with a walk-off single to drive in […]

The San Diego Padres have cooled off after a hot start to the 2025 season. The Padres were one of Major League Baseball’s best teams out of the gate, but have not maintained it. Now that the MLB trade deadline is looming at the end of July, all eyes are on San Diego’s front office. […]

When the 2025 season started, the San Diego Padres had high expectations. They began 7-0 and were one of the hottest teams in the sport. Since the start, the Padres have contained two catchers who are statistically some of the worst hitters this season. Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonaldo rotate starts but have had a […]

The San Diego Padres are in the midst of a difficult stretch where they are playing around .500 baseball. It is still too early to tell if the Padres will be buyers or sellers at the MLB Trade Deadline. Over the last few years, they have been buyers. General manager A.J. Preller is notorious for […]

The next World Baseball Classic isn’t until 2026, but teams around the world are beginning to create their rosters for the upcoming tournament. Team USA has already named Aaron Judge as the captain for the upcoming tournament, while other nations are beginning to name their players. San Diego Padres star Manny Machado is one player […]

Jackson Merrill had an incredible moment take place during Monday’s matchup between the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. The highlight took place during the bottom of the third inning. Philadelphia was on offense as left fielder Max Kepler stepped up to plate. There were two Phillies players on base while the Padres needed one […]

The Philadelphia Phillies picked up the win over the San Diego Padres in Bryce Harper’s return from the injured list Monday. The Phillies got a dominant outing from starting pitcher Zack Wheeler as well as some impressive base running from center fielder Brandon Marsh. Marsh drove in a run with an RBI single off Padres […]

A strong all-around effort powered the San Diego Padres to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, with Gavin Sheets leading the charge. Sheets went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a three-run homer, and a critical defensive highlight, helping San Diego even the series. With the Padres trailing […]

The San Diego Padres have not been the same without Michael King. The Padres’ ace pitcher suffered a shoulder injury against the Seattle Mariners on May 18 and has not pitched since. Dylan Cease has done his best to step up for San Diego manager Mike Shildt, but having King and Yu Darvish on the […]

Fortune can favor the bold. San Diego Padres president of baseball operations, A.J. Preller, would seem to agree based on his recent comments regarding the 2022 trade that sent former Washington National, Juan Soto, to the Padres. Despite the fact that Washinton received coveted young prospects who have had varying levels of major league success, […]

The San Diego Padres have made the playoffs in two of the last three seasons. Last year, the Padres lost in the NLDS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and 2022 saw San Diego lose to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. This season should be no different for them. However, if San Diego wants to […]

The San Diego Padres are set to take on the Washington Nationals for the rubber match of a 3-game series at Petco Park. On Tuesday, the Padres bounced back from a Game 1 loss and took Game 2 to force the rubber match. During the game, Friars’ shortstop Xander Bogaerts ran home on a grounder […]

Four days ago, the San Diego Padres got into a scuffle with the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Tuesday, they bore witness to another fracas, albeit of a different sort. Starting pitcher Ryan Berger took a line drive to his side in the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals. Ultimately, he had to leave the game. […]

The San Diego Padres are a threat in the National League. If they want to remain competitive and have a chance to return to the MLB playoffs, they must become buyers and acquire elite major league talent to improve their lineup. One player who could be an option is Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy. The […]

The San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez, found himself in the middle of a heated showdown against the Los Angeles Dodgers that escalated from mere tension to a suspension. During the eighth inning of last Thursday’s game, Suarez hit Shohei Ohtani in the shoulder with a blazing 99.8 mph fastball, which led to his immediate […]

The San Diego Padres are playing well of late, having won three of their last four games, including the last two of the just concluded Kansas City Royals series at Petco Park. The Padres will look to keep it going when they kick off a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals this Monday evening. […]

The San Diego Padres are set to take on the Washington Nationals for a 3-game series at Petco Park. Ahead of the series, Padres’ star Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the news as he made a legal decision dating back to an old complaint. Tatis Jr. has sued Big League Advance Fund after a complaint regarding […]

The San Diego Padres are in a weird spot right now. They are a team that is more than capable of making another strong push to the postseason with a chance to win their first-ever World Series. However, at 42-35, the Friars are currently out of a Wild Card spot by 0.5 games. After taking […]

The San Diego Padres and their fans got some big news on Sunday, as Jackson Merrill returned to the lineup. Merrill has been out hurt after sliding awkwardly in a game on June 15 against Arizona. Merrill injured his head in that contest and left the field accompanied by medical staff. The Padres activated Merrill […]

San Diego Padres star Manny Machado is opening up about some of his heroes in the game. Machado is having a great season, and closing in on 2,000 career hits. The Padres infielder says Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols are all former players he looks up to. “I looked up to A-Rod, I […]

With the San Diego Padres being led by Manny Machado, there is no doubt that he has already left an everlasting impact on the team and the people around him in the clubhouse. As Machado continues to impress with the Padres, manager Mike Shildt would express his true thoughts on the star and how the […]

The Boston Red Sox shocked the MLB world last week when they sent Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster trade that materialized from seemingly out of nowhere. While the front office did a good job of keeping their trade negotiations under wraps, it sounds like the Giants weren’t the only team […]

Despite capping off a wild four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 5-3 win Friday, the San Diego Padres left LA feeling bitter. Right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was plunked by the Dodgers for the third time this season. And although the two-time All-Star’s X-rays were negative, teammate Manny Machado warned the Dodgers […]

The San Diego Padres are hoping to get more production from their outfielders as the season approaches the halfway point. They have seen leftfielder Jason Heyward struggle with his offensive production throughout the season, and he was designated for assignment prior to the Padres game Saturday against the American League’s Kansas City Royals. While Heyward […]

San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King hasn’t stepped on the mound since late May, but he’s keeping a positive mindset as he works through recovery from a pinched nerve in his shoulder. This injury, which happened after an awkward night’s sleep before a scheduled game against Atlanta on May 24, has kept one of San […]

Following a tension-filled series, the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30) and San Diego Padres (40-34) finally succumbed to their emotions on Thursday night. And now come the consequences. MLB is suspending managers Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt and Padres closer Robert Suarez, per ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. All three men were ejected in the last game on […]

The San Diego Padres (40-34) and Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30) got everyone’s blood pumping after a lively end to an antagonistic four-game series in Chavez Ravine. They also brought to light a longstanding debate that revolves around the “unspoken baseball code.” LA rookie Jack Little hit Fernando Tatis Jr. in the hand with a pitch […]

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off another dramatic series that really roots back to 2020. The Padres and Dodgers have met three times in the postseason since 2020, and last season’s NL Division Series provided a ton of drama. This year, a lot of hit batters have caused tensions to […]

The National League West has already been a fascinating division with plenty of intriguing storylines, and it seems as though two teams in the group will remain in the postseason race despite mixed results. A recent report from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic suggests that the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks […]