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• Padres keep the boat afloat

Fernando Tatis Jr and Jose Iglesias | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Notes from week #5 The San Diego Padres finished their fifth week of the season with a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants after being swept in three games by the Tampa Bay Rays. Their lowest point of this young season was concluded when first baseman Luis Arraez and left fielder Jason Heyward both returned f...2025
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• Elias Diaz hits second home run, Padres get two-game sweep of Giants

Elias Diaz and Manny Machado | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Michael King allows just three hits to lead San Diego to win Jason Adam found himself in trouble in the top of the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants, but help from Jason Heyward and a strikeout for the third out of the inning got him out of the eighth with the San Diego Padres leading 5-3. Robert Suarez came on in the top...2025
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• Padres’ spark plug returns team to winning ways

Luis Arraez and Manny Machado hug it out | Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Luis Arraez and Jason Heyward are back First baseman and occasional DH, Luis Arraez spent a week recovering from a significant concussion suffered in a collision at first base on April 20. For the first few days after the injury he had headaches and didn't want to see or talk to anyone. Quite the change for a p...2025
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• San Diego Padres need to rebound from the season’s first rough stretch

San Diego Padres snapping a four-game losing streak | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The return of injured starters could change the Friars’ fortunes. The first month of the 2025 major league baseball season was going as smoothly as you can imagine for the San Diego Padres. But what a difference a week makes. Last week, the Padres were atop the National West standings ...2025
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• Eliaz Diaz hits second home run, Padres get two-game sweep of Giants

Elias Diaz and Manny Machado | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Michael King allows just three hits to lead San Diego to win Jason Adam found himself in trouble in the top of the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants, but help from Jason Heyward and a strikeout for the third out of the inning got him out of the eighth with the San Diego Padres leading 5-3. Robert Suarez came on in the top...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres snap their losing streak

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 30, 2025. Articles to read Xander Bogaerts homers, drives in three to lead Padres past Giants (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Xander Bogaerts homers as Padres beat Giants, stop losing streak (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres notes: Luis Arraez all smiles...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts homers, drives in three to lead Padres past Giants

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Luis Arraez, Jason Heyward return to lineup for San Diego Xander Bogaerts has taken his fair share of criticism in recent weeks, but on Tuesday night at Petco Park, he helped the San Diego Padres secure a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants and end a four-game losing streak. Bogaerts came up to the plate in the bottom o...2025
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• Checking in on notable former Braves players

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images A month into the 2025 season, here’s a look at how ex-Braves are doing across the big leagues. A month has passed in the 2025 season, and after a rocky start, the Atlanta Braves seem to be finding their mojo again. As with every season, the Braves are finding a new normal after saying goodbye to a number of long-time members of the big league roster af...2025
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• Padres weather a tough road trip

Luis Arraez | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Notes from week #4 With a week long road trip through Houston and Detroit, the Padres hit their breaking point with injuries and roster strength. Using all but one remaining position player available to them, the team played to a 2-4 record against two teams from last season’s playoffs and got shut out for the first time this season in the...2025
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• Padres minor league call-ups are doing the job to keep the boat afloat

San Diego Padres Oscar Gonzalez | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Friars roster depth has been challenged with positive results. Injuries have forced the San Diego Padres to shuffle their roster. The minor league call-ups have done a terrific job of contributing and keeping the team atop the National League West division chase. The Padres are dealing with a host of injuries to ...2025
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• The San Diego Padres are down to their last man

Yuli Gurriel | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Luis Campusano is the last position player available Major league managers and players often say that it takes an entire 40-man roster to make it through a major league season. Little did manager Mike Shildt or any of the Padres leadership anticipate that would be true less than a month into the 2025 season. The rash of injuries to the po...2025
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• Padres Reacts Survey: Which injured Padres position player are you most concerned about?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Half of the core six is on the shelf after the Padres got off to a hot start Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s been a rough couple of weeks here for th...2025
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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers

Gavin Sheets | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Mounting injuries hamper San Diego lineup The San Diego Padres M.A.S.H. Unit rolled into Detroit to play the Tigers in the first of three games at Comerica Park, Monday. With injuries to Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth, Jason Heyward and most recently, Luis Arraez, the starting lineup looked significantly different in Game 23 than it did on Open...2025
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• It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
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"The Padres have reached agreement with Jason Heyward on a free agent deal, reports Dennis Lin of The Athletic."

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"The Dodgers, amid a roster crunch, designated veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment on Thursday."

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"After a groundout, Jason Heyward was intentionally walked and Baez flied to right."

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"Other Cubs outfielders to win Gold Gloves: Bob Dernier (1984), Andre Dawson (1987 and 1988) and Jason Heyward (2016 and 2017)."

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"The Cubs have placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day IL due to a left hand injury and recalled outfield prospect Greg Deichmann for his Major League debut, per a club announcement."

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"It would be an understatement to say the Cubs’ Jason Heyward has had an eventful career in professional baseball."

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"Guaranteed Contracts Yu Darvish, SP: $81MM through 2023 Jason Heyward, RF: $86MM through…"

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"Jason Heyward got the assignment on Friday, part of manager Joe Maddon's auditions to see who might fit there this season."

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"Kyle Schwarber hit his 27th home run and Jason Heyward smacked a clutch tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Cubs to their sixth straight win, a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Cardinals."

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"Jason Heyward hit an RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double in the fifth inning to lift the Cubs to their sixth straight win, a 2-0 victory on Monday over the Dodgers in front of a Memorial Day crowd of 41,470 at Wrigley Field."

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"The Cubs officially unveiled the newest member of their young core Tuesday afternoon, announcing the signing of free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward."

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"The Atlanta Braves have traded outfielder Jason Heyward and pitcher Jordan Walden to the St."

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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers
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• Is it time for Padres to move on from Yuli Gurriel, other veterans?

Yuli Gurriel | David Banks-Imagn Images Return of key players could, should mean end of the line for San Diego bench pieces The core of the San Diego Padres from a position player standpoint, is Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth. Jackson Merrill joined that group with his team-friendly contract extension earlier this year. First HR of the season for ...2025
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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers
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• Padres are hunting, not fishing

Bogaerts and Tatis Jr | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Notes from week #3 All stats except their record are entering April 18 The San Diego Padres are 15-5, the best record in baseball. Top of the NL West and 0.5 games up on the Dodgers. They just lost their first home game after going 11 straight wins. There isn’t much to criticize, but the most impressive thing is how they keep do...2025
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• Fan Survey Results: Which Padre has been the best addition to this year’s team so far?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Gaslamp Ball readers let their thoughts be known in this week’s poll! Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week Padres fans were give...2025
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• Padres 4, Cubs 2: It’s déjà vu for the bullpen

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Sadly, you have heard this all before. The Cubs had a bullpen meltdown in Monday’s game against the Padres at Petco Park, and so two bullpen moves were made before Tuesday’s game. Unfortunately, it was those two relievers, Daniel Palencia and Luke Little, who had bad performances on Wednesday. The two runs (one each) that Palencia and Little allowed were the differ...2025
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• Padres beat Cubs with offensive, defensive highlights from Manny Machado

Manny Machado | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Tyler Wade reaches base four times, scores two runs in win Manny Machado ripped an RBI-double into left field in the bottom of the seventh inning, which scored Tyler Wade to give the San Diego Padres a 3-1 lead over the Chicago Cubs. What a mighty good man. pic.twitter.com/pO7EVhmyTU— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 16,...2025
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego comes back from two-run deficit to stay perfect at Petco Park Manny Machado worked an 11-pitch walk with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The walk resulted in Chicago Cubs Manager Craig Counsell taking starting pitcher Jameson Taillon out of the game with his team leading, 3-1. By the time the innin...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14

Happy birthday, Kyle Farnsworth! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Greg Maddux, Kyle Farnsworth* and others, plus engaging factoids for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past,...2025
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• Kyle Hart deals, San Diego slips past Colorado

Kyle Hart | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. home run leads to Padres win Kyle Hart, like Nick Pivetta before him, bounced back with a stellar performance in his second start at home. Hart lasted just 2/3 of an inning on the road against the Cubs in his last start. He returned to his home ballpark and threw six shutout innings and allowed one hit to lead the San Dieg...2025
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• Padres 8, Rockies 0: Offense absent in another big loss

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images One rough inning was more than enough to sink the Rockies on Friday It was another tough night for the Rox on the road as they were completely outclassed by the Padres on Friday evening. A big fifth inning for San Diego was more than enough, as Colorado once again found themselves utterly unable to fight back in another lopsided loss. Márquez masterful...2025
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. homers in return to lineup The San Diego Padres came to life at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Padres batted around in the six-run inning that knocked Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez out of the game. San Diego rode the momentum of the big inning to an 8-0 win at Pe...2025
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time

San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge | Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The former Yankee farm hand is making a name for himself in the brown & gold. San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge is on a mission to become more than a fourth outfielder on the roster. With Jackson Merrill on the injured list with a hamstring strain, Lockridge can strengthen his hold as the permanent ri...2025
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• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to win

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego improves to 5-0 for first time in franchise history Gavin Sheets lined a double to left field to drive in two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the San Diego Padres on top of the Cleveland Guardians, 6-2. Time to party pic.twitter.com/zpURWYYJFT— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 1, 2025 Jason H...2025
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego

David Frerker-Imagn Images Bad luck and bad offense sunk the Braves, who are still seeking their first win of the season. Still looking for their first win of the season in game 3, the Braves were hoping Spencer Schwellenbach could twirl a gem and the Braves’ offense could tee off against Randy Vasquez. Things got off to a good start, as Vasquez walked the first two Braves’ batters of th...2025
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day

Jackson Merrill robs a home run | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Gavin Sheets and Jackson Merrill celebrate the new season The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Opening Day at Petco Park. With Michael King struggling with his command, the bullpen and offense came through. They rallied from behind, something Padres fans got used to last season. A continuati...2025
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• J-Hey officially joins Cubs' young core
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• Wrigley bounceback is not in the Cards
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• Cubs rout Mets for sweep, 3 up on MIL, STL
What's the best way to deal with getting swept at home? The Cubs responded by pulling off a sweep of their own, beating the Mets, 14-6, on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo smacked his 32nd home run and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to spark the Cubs, who had lost three in a row to the Brewers last weekend....2017
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• Back-to-back HRs can't save Mets, Lugo
What's the best way to deal with getting swept at home? The Cubs responded by pulling off a sweep of their own, beating the Mets, 14-6, on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo smacked his 32nd home run and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to spark the Cubs, who had lost three in a row to the Brewers last weekend....2017
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• Cubs 1-hit LA with 7 innings of perfect relief
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• Dodgers held to one hit during loss to Cubs
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• Jason Heyward to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Cubs' Shocking Dexter Fowler Steal Boosts Already World Series-Ready Roster
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year

Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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• Examining the Padres 2025 payroll

AJ Preller | Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Not as bleak as we thought As spring training got started last week, Padres general manager AJ Preller had his first media availability for the new season. Within a few days the Padres had signed outfielder Jason Heyward, outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe, RHP Nick Pivetta and LHP Kyle Hart. There were also some minor league signings that don...2025
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• Dusty Baker is retiring as a manager

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images ... and I have thoughts. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Dusty Baker will announce his retirement from baseball today: A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday at noon ET at Minute Maid Park, where Baker is expected to publicly announce his decision. “I’m very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this oppo...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• The Ricketts family panel returns to the Cubs Convention
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Day two kicked off with a candid conversation with the Cubs ownership group. Cole Wright hosted a conversation with Tom and Laura Ricketts to kick off Day 2 of the 2023 Cubs Convention. Whoever was booing Tom during the Opening Ceremony must have slept in on Saturday morning, because there was only applause in the sparser crowd as the conversation k...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
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• Barry Bonds in Twilight: Reemerging to a Less Judgmental Generation
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• Braves Shopping Justin Upton; Asking Price Higher Than Heyward
Following the trade of Jason Heyward to the Cardinals, there’s been plenty of speculation that the Braves could also consider dealing Justin Upton, with the Mariners being named as a potential fit. Joel Sherman of the New York Post now hears … ...2014
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Marlins' Window with Stanton Is Sooner, Not Later
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