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• Padres see four-run lead evaporate in ninth, lose in walk-off fashion to Diamondbacks

Elias Diaz walks off the field following Padres loss. | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Robert Suarez allows five runs in non-save situation, takes loss The San Diego Padres watched a four-run lead in the bottom of the ninth against the Arizona Diamondbacks slip away with their best bullpen arm on the mound. Robert Suarez came into the game needing just three outs to help the Padres secure a win....2025
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• Padres offense goes quiet against Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks

Manny Machado (left), Stephen Kolek (middle) and Xander Bogaerts. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images San Diego hitters held to a double, five singles The San Diego Padres were held hitless after the fifth inning and opened their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-1 loss at Chase Field, Friday. The Padres scored first in the game with a first inning run thanks to Fernando ...2025
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• Padres offense has to wake up

Notes from Padres week 11 The San Diego Padres completed their seven-game road trip with three games and a series win versus the Milwaukee Brewers, getting outstanding pitching from all three starters and the bullpen while scoring six runs over the three games. They arrived home, without an off day, and played three versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres won only one of those three games, the ...2025
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• Dylan Cease gives Padres’ rotation a much-needed boost

San Diego Padres Dylan Cease | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Brighter days might be ahead for the Friars. A sigh of relief is in order as Padres starter Dylan Cease provided a much-needed boost for a starting rotation that desperately needed a quality outing. Cease regains his dominance on the mound He dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers’ strong lineup, throwing seven shutout innings. Cease gave...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Javier Báez is El Mago again. A Brewers rookie has an impressive debut. A look ahead to the trade deadline and the draft. And other baseball news. Let’s go surfing now. Everybody’s learning how. Come on and safari with me. I’m leading with this one because it’s the one that will bring the most joy to your heart. Jesse Rogers tells of how the Tigers’ Javier ...2025
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• The Manny Machado Revival

The star third baseman is swinging the bat well after battling elbow troubles in recent years....2025

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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down

Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes needs Tommy John surgery and there are repercussions. The Red Sox are floundering but have a potential star in the minors. The Rockies are sinking. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. We’re starting with the butcher’s bill tonight. Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes will undergo Tommy John ...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone

Manny Machado | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Notes on Padres week ten The San Diego Padres played a home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, taking two of three. They then flew to San Francisco to play the Giants and split the series two games each. Although they finished the week four wins to three loses, the offense still struggled and the pitching had some great moments...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Arraez (knee) says he’ll play today

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of June 6, 2025. Articles to read Manny Machado hits milestone homer, but Padres lose to Giants (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres Ryan Bergert making his case to become part of rotation mix (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball) Giants top Padres, split series in yet another one-run ga...2025
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Crew welcomes another playoff contender to Milwaukee The Milwaukee Brewers are set to begin a 10-game homestand that features the Padres, Braves, and Cardinals on Friday evening. The first of those opponents, the San Diego Padres, will be in town through Sunday for three games. Milwaukee is on a roll, with nine wins in their last 10 games to improve to 34-29 on the ...2025
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• Which Braves have a chance to make the All-Star team?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Not as many as we’d hoped, that’s for sure. It’s probably fair to say that 2025 is the most anticipated All-Star Game for Atlanta Braves fans since the year 2000, when the game was hosted at Turner Field and Chipper Jones started at 3B for a National League team that was managed by Bobby Cox. Entering this year, there was plenty of excitement about Trui...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Michael King feeling better but no timetable

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of June 2, 2025. Articles to read Manny Machado, Tyler Wade get late-game RBIs to lead Padres to win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) “Kind of like our old selves”: Padres come back to beat Pirates, win series (Kevin Acee, SD U-T) Padres notes: Gavin Sheets exits after run-in with wall, ...2025
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• Manny Machado, Tyler Wade get late-game RBIs to lead Padres to win

Tyler Wade | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego scores four runs in the seventh to take 2-of-3 from Pittsburgh Manny Machado just missed a grand slam home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The ball was caught at the wall by Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder Oneil Cruz and Elias Diaz tagged up and scored from third base to give the San Diego Padres a 5-4 lead. Manny Mach...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cardinals fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very cle...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Free the hair!

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images The Yankees’ most old-fashioned policy has ended Start spreading the news! The Yankees are changing one of their silliest and longest-standing rules about player grooming: they will now allow players to have “well-groomed” beards. On the face it it (pun very much intended) this is not massive news, but considering how set in their ways the Yankees have b...2025
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• How Juan Soto’s postseason on-base streak explains his value

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Juan Soto’s unbelievable playoff run tells you everything you need to know about his value. During the disastrous final game of the 2024 MLB season, after a year of miraculous feats, the great Yankees 26 year old right fielder Juan Soto was able to surprise with one more accomplishment. On his way to the plate for his first at bat, a chyron popped up unde...2024
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• Manny Machado Belongs with Harper, Trout in MLB's Best All-Around-Star Debate
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Manny Machado Has Wife's Portrait Tattooed on His Forearm
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"Dodgers’ Dave Roberts, Padres’ Manny Machado Haven’t Talked Since NLDS Incident"

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"Dave Roberts said Monday that he reviewed footage from Sunday's game of Padres third baseman Manny Machado throwing a ball into the L."

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"2020: Manny Machado hits a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning to lead the Padres to a 6-3 win over the Rangers."

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"Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt beat out teammate Nolan Arenado and Padres star Manny Machado for his first career NL MVP award."

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"Manny Machado screamed at teammate Fernando Tatis Jr."

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"Fernando Tatis grand slam: Rangers pitcher, manager suspended for intentionally throwing at Manny Machado"

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"Where will Bryce Harper and Manny Machado sign?"

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"Boston didn't land Giancarlo Stanton or Manny Machado."

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"The American League Player of the Month in August, Manny Machado shows no signs of slowing down."

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"The Orioles found familiar Camden Yards the remedy for their offensive woes Thursday night, as Manny Machado hit a grand slam and Baltimore snapped the White Sox six-game winning streak with a 10-2 victory."

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"Manny Machado homered and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Orioles found success against CC Sabathia and the Yankees' bullpen in a 9-4 victory on Saturday night at Camden Yards, marking the Birds' sixth consecutive win."

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"Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, who would have been eligible to return from the disabled list on Wednesday, is instead expected to have knee surgery within the week and likely will miss the rest of the season, a source confirmed to ESPN."

• Padres see four-run lead evaporate in ninth, lose in walk-off fashion to Diamondbacks
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• Padres offense goes quiet against Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks
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• Dylan Cease gives Padres’ rotation a much-needed boost
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl
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• Padres’ Series Loss to Dodgers Exposes Lineup Flaws With Luis Campusano, Manny Machado & Fernando Tatis Jr.
The Padres’ loss to the Dodgers exposed key holes in their lineup and underscored the urgent need for a reliable bat ahead of trade deadline....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Craig Kimbrel has a new home

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images He’ll bring his unusual stance to Texas. Happy Wednesday, everyone. We have loads of fun little tidbits, from one of the greatest catches you’ll ever see, to a new media partnership for MLB, to a new home for Craig Kimbrel, and two highly-anticipated prospects making their MLB debut. We’re also in countdown mode to both the trade deadline and MLB...2025
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras

Mike Shildt and Manny Machado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego shows it can go toe-to-toe with Los Angeles The first meeting of the 2025 season between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers proved to be worth the wait. Both teams put up runs, and the game went to extra innings before the Dodgers won the series opener 8-7 at Petco Park in 10 innings, Monday. The g...2025
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• Padres have playoff pitching, not the offense

Jason Adam | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images This is not a sustainable situation The San Diego Padres remain ten games over .500 solely due to the 14-3 record they achieved at the start of the season. Since then they have played one game under .500 overall. There has been some ebb and flow with the pitching during this time but the primary cause for this result has been the offense. ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres

2024 NL Division Series at Petco Park | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images All of baseball will have eyes on season’s first matchup at Petco Park. For some of the Friar Faithful, the 2025 Major League Baseball season officially begins with the first series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. So, I hope everyone will join in welcoming the team from up nort...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
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• Pitching, defense help Padres beat Brewers

Robert Suarez | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images San Diego scores two, shuts out Milwaukee in series opener Randy Vasquez completed 3 2/3 innings before allowing a single to Sal Frelick and Vasquez and the bullpen helped the San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0. Vasquez had trouble with walks, allowing four to Brewers hitters. He was able to work around the walks without allowing a ru...2025
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• Manny Machado hits a milestone
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres
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• Dylan Cease gives Padres’ rotation a much-needed boost
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl
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• Outside The Confines: Craig Kimbrel has a new home
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Durbin walk-off homer sends Brewers fans home happy

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images The homer gives the Brewers a 4-3 victory in a gutsy game Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres played a tightly contested game today, an ugly and oddly endearing ballgame that certainly appealed to the types of people who like “gritty veteran pitchers” and “small ball.” Brewers starter Jose Quintana wasn’t working with his best stuff tonight, bu...2025
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• Braves sticking with new lineup in finale

Brett Davis-Imagn Images We might be finally admitting some things to ourselves. It seems like Brian Snitker is learning … at least a little. After moving Drake Baldwin to the 2-spot, he’s keeping him there in the series finale. It’s a good move, given that he’s keeping him in the lineup at the catching spot and he might actually be one of the team’s better hitters. Sean Murph...2025
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• Padres offense lackluster in 7-1 loss to Braves

Sean Reynolds | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Michael King scratched from start due to shoulder tightness, bullpen forced into action The momentum the San Diego Padres built with their 2-1 win to snap a six-game losing streak Friday seemed to disappear before the first pitch against the Atlanta Braves in their 7-1 loss, Saturday. The projected starter for the Padres was Michael King ...2025
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• Machado drives in 4 as O's win 6th straight
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• Sabathia, 'pen have rough night vs. Orioles
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• Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon Exchange Words, Brawl in Dugout
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• Machado caps O's 4-HR rally with walk-off
The American League Player of the Month in August, Manny Machado shows no signs of slowing down. Machado's two-out, walk-off homer -- his second blast of the game -- erased the O's deficit and gave them some late-inning heroics and a badly-needed 7-6, series-evening win over the Yankees in the wee hours of Wednesday morning....2017
• Yanks can't hold 5-run lead, fall on walk-off
The American League Player of the Month in August, Manny Machado shows no signs of slowing down. Machado's two-out, walk-off homer -- his second blast of the game -- erased the O's deficit and gave them some late-inning heroics and a badly-needed 7-6, series-evening win over the Yankees in the wee hours of Wednesday morning....2017
• Orioles welcome girl for unique first pitch
All eyes were on 5-year-old Hailey Dawson before the Orioles-Athletics game Monday as Dawson -- using an Orioles-themed robotic hand -- threw the ceremonial first pitch to her favorite player, All-Star Manny Machado, several feet in front of home plate....2015
• Late rally propels O's past Blue Jays
Caleb Joseph had an RBI single and Manny Machado added a two-run double, as the Orioles rallied for three runs in the ninth to secure a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Mark Buehrle allowed two runs over seven strong innings for Toronto....2015
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• Sanchez struggles as Tigers' bats slowed
The Orioles got a strong outing from right-hander Kevin Gausman and used home runs from Caleb Joseph and Manny Machado to record a 6-2 win over the Tigers in front of a soldout crowd at Camden Yards on Saturday night....2015
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 5, 2025
Rafael Devers 3B/1B/DH? BOS Devers (shoulders) doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. Multiple red flags are there with the potentially disgruntled soon-to-be-former 3B. Monitor his health and happiness and if anything comes back to normal draft with confidence. If the shoulder is real, then wait a...2025
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• 2023: The year the Braves achieved offensive apotheosis?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves’ sacrilegious-to-some style of hitting may have reached its apotheosis in 2023, with an unexpected twist I want to start this by saying that I don’t have any firsthand insight regarding the workings of the Atlanta Braves organization. I’ve never talked with, much less been in the same vicinity as Kevin Seitzer. Sure, Kris is down at the ballpar...2023
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• Padres’ Home Opener Electricity Provided By Man-Power
Motivational speaker, Manny Machado, entered the Padres' clubhouse before yesterday's contest and asked new head coach, Bob Melvin, if he could speak. His teammates' rapt attention centered on Manny, and he spoke, "I won't always run hard to first, 2nd, third or home. I will usually ask for a golf cart to take me out to 3rd base between innings. When it's my time in the on-deck circle, I will ask ...2022
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• Machado Drops Bombs On The Field vs. Dugout
Not sure how many of you saw the other day, but Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. had it out in the dugout. Well, mostly Machado screaming at Tatis for him to be better. Tatis was arguing strike calls, and Machado was supposedly screaming at him to stop, otherwise Tatis might get booted from the game. Here's a pic yesterday, after they supposedly made-up, but you don't need a Rosetta Stone for ...2021
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• Orioles Show Resiliency in Clinching First AL East Title Since 1997
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• Dylan Cease gives Padres’ rotation a much-needed boost
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• Outside The Confines: A Tiger on the prowl
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• Padres’ Series Loss to Dodgers Exposes Lineup Flaws With Luis Campusano, Manny Machado & Fernando Tatis Jr.
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• Dylan Cease deals, Padres beat Dodgers

Martin Maldonado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego offense has big night against depleted Los Angeles pitching staff Dylan Cease had the start the San Diego Padres needed him to have against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park, Tuesday. Cease held the Dodgers without a run and completed seven innings to help the Padres get an 11-1 win. Cease flirted with danger throughout ...2025
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.329 — Jacob Wilson batting at Jose Soriano. 0.307 — Jonathan Aranda batting at Lucas Giolito. 0.305 — Manny Machado batting vs. Bobby Miller. 0.305 — Luis Arraez batting vs. Bobby Miller. 0.304 — Jackson Merrill batting vs. Bobby Miller. 0.301 — Trea […]...2025
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• Padres lose slugfest with Dodgers in extras
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• Outside The Confines: Burnes goes down
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #2: Pittsburgh Pirates

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images At least you’re not a Pirates fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I do...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #1: Cincinnati Reds

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images At least you’re not a Reds fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t condon...2025
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• San Diego Padres offense getting healthy and ready for a hot stretch

San Diego Padres Manny Machado | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Jackson Merrill has returned from the injury list and Jake Cronenworth should be activated by the weekend. By week’s end, the San Diego Padres starting lineup should be fully intact with the expected return of Jake Cronenworth for the Colorado Rockies series. The team is playing great baseball as they battle the Los Angele...2025
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• Bright backstopping future: Teel (and Quero) help power White Sox 10-3 rout

For all you know, this was one of Kyle Teel’s three hits on Monday. Sure, it wasn’t, but for all you know it was. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Vargas and Rojas chip in, too, in 12-hit, five-walk effort There was a time last season where I happened to recap a win, and the win was a well-played game, and it was decisive enough to hit the ground and scoot out of a room rap...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 5, 2025
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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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