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• Ninth inning rally by Padres comes up short

Jackson Merrill | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images San Diego drops game to Miami, 4-3 The San Diego Padres entered the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins, trailing 4-1. The San Diego offense had been held in check by the Miami pitching staff throughout the contest, but the Padres put themselves in position to tie or potentially win the game before eventually suffering a 4-...2025
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• Padres revert back to form, beat Marlins 2-1

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images San Diego pitching holds up against Miami to get back-to-back wins Randy Vasquez made his 20th start of the season for the San Diego Padres when they started a three-game series against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park, Monday. Vasquez has not factored in the decision in his last 10 starts, which included another 4 1/3 innings in a 2-1 ...2025
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• Missed opportunities in the eighth cost Padres

Yu Darvish | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images San Diego drops second game against Washington, 4-2 The San Diego Padres had runners at second and third with no outs to start the top of the eighth inning. Manny Machado struck out, Gavin Sheets hit a tapper on the infield that resulted in the runner at third, Fernando Tatis Jr., being tagged out and Xander Bogaerts lined out to right fie...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Follow along as the Washington Nationals look to snap yet another losing streak It has been an awful product on the field the last couple months. There is no getting around that. The Nats have lost nine of their last 10 and are 1-6 in the Miguel Cairo era. It is getting very frustrating to watch the Nats fail to do the little night after night. But the games have t...2025
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles

San Diego Padres Elias Diaz | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The odds are high that A.J. Preller will be active on the trade market before the July 31 deadline. The San Diego Padres are in a difficult position. They had a decent week, going 4-3 and leading the final Wild Card spot by a half game. However, the Padres must play better in the second half to achieve a postseason berth...2025
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• Padres take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday

Jackson Merrill | David Frerker-Imagn Images Jackson Merril goes deep — twice, powers San Diego to 5-4 win Manny Machado took a swing that caused the Friar Faithful to hold their breath as the ball sailed deep into right field. The ball came down into the glove of Nick Castellanos. But with one out in the inning and runners on the corners, the fly out was deep enough to allow Fernando Tati...2025
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars

Manny gets his 2000th | Photo by Ryan Levy/MLB Photos via Getty Images Notes on the Padres week 15 The San Diego Padres played the first seven games of a ten game home stand against the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. They ended the stretch with a 4-3 record and are 50-43 overall. During the stretch, Manny Machado got his 2000th hit with a single to the 5.5 hole. He also homered in...2025
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Notes from Padres week number 13 The San Diego Padres ended their 26 games in 27 days with two series wins against the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals. The pitching staff, along with some standout offensive efforts, gave them a 4-2 record and a season record of 44-36. They had slipped out of the Wild Card race last week ...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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• Padres suffer extra-inning loss to Yankees

Jason Adam | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Dylan Cease takes no-no into seventh, leaves with injury For the second night in a row, the San Diego Padres bullpen could not keep the New York Yankees from scoring and earning a win. The Padres took a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning and Jason Adam allowed a game-tying two-run home run to Trent Grisham to make the score, 3-3. Neither side plated...2025
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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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• 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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• San Diego Padres leaning on Jose Iglesias to keep season on course

San Diego Padres Jose Iglesias | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The veteran is capable to contribute in Cronenworth’s absence. The 2025 season seemed to unravel (according to on social media) when Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth were injured and had to leave the game on the same night. Each is a lightning bolt to the San Diego Padres offense, and losing both b...2025
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• Ugly start for Dylan Cease leads to loss for Padres

Dylan Cease | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images Ace pitcher has worst start of his career against Athletics Things just seemed to go from bad to worse with each inning the San Diego Padres played against the Athletics in Sacramento, Tuesday night. Dylan Cease started the game and allowed six earned runs in the bottom of the first inning after San Diego opened the game with three runs in the top ...2025
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• Padres show their preference before Opening Day

Brandon Lockridge | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Experience and leadership light the way The San Diego Padres made it clear during their last three days of spring training that they value veteran experience and leadership. With two of their most versatile players left off the 26-man roster, they showed that the value they place on experience is above all else. Catcher Martin Maldonado, who ha...2025
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• Padres roster taking shape

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Gavin Sheets added to 40-man roster The San Diego Padres have until Wednesday of next week to finalize their 26-man roster for the beginning of the 2025 season. Outfielder/first baseman Gavin Sheets had an opt-out available to him with his minor league contract, and the spring production he has shown would absolutely guarantee he would be grab...2025
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2025
"First baseman Yuli Gurriel (as per reporter Francys Romero), infielder Jose Iglesias (as per Jon Heyman of the New York Post) and catcher Martin Maldonado (as per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune) will officially have their minor…"

2024
"5MM (including buyout of 2025 mutual option) Martin Maldonado, C: one year,…"

2023
"The defending champion Astros could be set to go with internal options alongside veteran Martin Maldonado behind the plate."

2022
"MLB said Astros catcher Martin Maldonado could not use bats gifted to him by Albert Pujols because that particular AP5 model was no longer allowed."

2021
"'You see my Little League bunt?': How Martin Maldonado saved the Astros' season"

2020
"A quiet offseason for the Astros wasn’t exactly difficult to foresee, given their already sizable luxury-tax considerations, but it’s nevertheless a bit surprising that the team’s most notable expenditures have been two-year deals to re-sign Joe Smith ($8MM total) and Martin Maldonado ($7MM total)."

2019
"The Astros have agreed to a two-year deal to bring back catcher Martin Maldonado, according to MLB."

2018
"On Thursday, Houston reportedly acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Los Angeles Angels."

2017
"As things stand, the Halos would open the year with Martin Maldonado and Carlos Perez atop their…"

2016
"Brewers To Acquire Jett Bandy From Angels For Martin Maldonado, Pitching Prospect"

2015
"Martin Maldonado hit a home run to dead center in the 17th inning as the Brewers walked off the D-backs, 7-6, on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park."

2014
"075 million, one-year deal and tendered contracts to their two other arbitration-eligible players, catcher Martin Maldonado and outfielder Gerardo Parra, ahead of a Tuesday night deadline that could have pushed any of the trio into free agency."

• Ninth inning rally by Padres comes up short
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• Missed opportunities in the eighth cost Padres
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Padres take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado go yard in 4-3 win for Padres

Robert Suarez (left) and Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego splits four-game series with Arizona For the first time in recent memory, the big bats for the San Diego Padres made some noise — on the same night. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each homered, and Xander Bogaerts added an RBI-double to lead the Padres to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbac...2025
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• Yu Darvish returns, Manny Machado reaches milestone in Padres loss

Manny Machado | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego cannot capitalize on scoring opportunities falls to Arizona, 6-3 What started as a night of celebration for the Friar Faithful, who saw the return of Yu Darvish and the 2,000th career hit for Manny Machado, ended in disappointment as the San Diego Padres lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 at Petco Park, Monday. Darvish made his first sta...2025
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• Padres take final game against Rangers, win series

Kyle Hart | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Kyle Hart returns to San Diego, deals San Diego past Texas Kyle Hart returned from Triple-A El Paso and announced his presence with a dominating performance. Hart retired every batter he faced over 3 2/3 innings and recorded two strikeouts, while leading the San Diego Padres over the Texas Rangers, 4-1 at Petco Park, Sunday. Hart followed David Morgan, ...2025
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• San Diego watches former catcher lead Texas to win

Fernando Tatis Jr. (left) and Jake Cronenworth | David Frerker-Imagn Images Kyle Higashioka drives in five runs, Padres fall 7-4 Former San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka went 3-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, scored a run and drove in five runs for the Texas Rangers. Meanwhile, two San Diego catchers combined to go 0-for-2 with a walk as the Padres fell to the Rangers 7-4 at Petco Park,...2025
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• Padres Seeking Upgrades At Catcher
The Padres are hoping to upgrade their offensive production behind the plate as the July 31 trade deadline approaches, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic writes. It’ll likely be a thin market for available catchers, which complicates their search. San Diego has leaned exclusively on Elias Diaz and Martin Maldonado behind the plate this year and…...2025
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• Padres revert back to form, beat Marlins 2-1
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• Missed opportunities in the eighth cost Padres
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win
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• Dylan Cease deals Padres past Royals

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego gets three-run home run from Fernando Tatis Jr., cruises to win Dylan Cease pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits to help the San Diego Padres get a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals at Petco Park, Saturday. Cease allowed three walks and recorded four strikeouts on 110 pitches. A great day for Dylan...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts breaks out, leads Padres to win

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images San Diego avoids sweep, snaps losing streak A day after he hit a game-tying RBI-double in the top of the ninth inning, Xander Bogaerts caught fire and turned in a 4-for-4 night at the plate and finished a triple shy the cycle. Bogey goes boom!! pic.twitter.com/rf1LiPsE4p— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 20, 2025 Bogaerts broke a...2025
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• How do the Padres stay in contention?

Fernando Tatis Jr | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images They aren't good enough right now The San Diego Padres are currently in third place in the NL West, 5 games back of the Dodgers with a 39-33 record. They have been struggling offensively since their fast start got them off to a 14-3 record. Over the past month the team has a .227 batting average, last in MLB. Their OBP, SLG and O...2025
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• Padres fail to get clutch hits, drop another game to Dodgers

Randy Vasquez | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Randy Vasquez keeps San Diego in the game with strong outing, bullpen tagged with loss The sixth inning of the contest between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers illustrated the painful difference between the two teams. Of course, there is the drastic difference in payroll, but after the money, the difference shows up in the performanc...2025
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• Dylan Cease allows five runs in the fourth, Padres lose

Dylan Cease and Martin Maldonado | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images San Diego falls to 1-3 on roadtrip against NL West foes Dylan Cease looked as dominant as he could for the San Diego Padres to start the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He recorded strikeouts against the first five Dodgers hitters and appeared to be in control of the contest until he reached the bottom of the fourth in...2025
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• Padres offense has to wake up
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Padres take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday
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• Xander Bogaerts delivers in the eighth, Padres come back to beat Yankees, 4-3

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Manny Machado helps San Diego break through with two-run double off Luke Weaver Xander Bogaerts is no stranger to Yankee Stadium. He spent his entire career with the Boston Red Sox before joining the San Diego Padres as a free agent in the offseason prior to 2023. It makes sense then, that he would deliver a game-winning ...2025
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• Braves lose another frustrating one to Padres, 4-3

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Braves getting on base: good. Braves hitting with runners on base: bad. The Atlanta Braves lost another tough one in San Diego on Friday night, falling to the Padres, 4-3. Fernando Tatis Jr. launched the first pitch he saw to the left field seats to give San Diego an early 1-0 lead. Martin Maldonado, who is probably the worst hitter in the game, made i...2025
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• Padres score late to beat Rangers

Luis Arraez | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Luis Arraez leads San Diego offense with three hits, including a home run Forrest Wall lined a ball into the outfield in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in two runs to give the San Diego Padres their first lead of the game over the Texas Rangers en route to a 9-8 win. Wall was up to bat with the Padres trailing 7-6 with two outs and r...2025
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• Eguy Rosario’s versatility should put him ahead of other Padres in bench competition

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images There are a ton of options to fill out the rest of the bench. One stands out in early in spring Padres manager Mike Shildt loves how many options he has to fill out the roster. Before getting to those options, here are the 11/13 spots we know will be taken. Luis Arraez Jake Cronenworth Xander Bogaerts Manny Machado Tyler Wade Connor Joe Jason Heyward Jac...2025
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• Cubs 7, White Sox 6: The rain delay reset

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs spotted the Sox a big lead, then came back to win after a thunderstorm interrupted play. The Cubs sometimes rise to the occasion after rain delays. You’re probably familiar with a certain such occurrence in 2016. It happened again Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field. The Cubs spotted the White Sox a 5-0 lead, then a rather intense but brief thundersh...2024
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• Bird App Recap: Crosstown Crapfest

Bad teams always find a way ... Hello White Sox faithful! Welcome to a special Crosstown edition of the Bird App Recap, featuring the best and brightest reaction tweets on the night. And by best and brightest, I do mean the absolute worst! ... Kidding! Maybe. It is that time of year again, when the South Siders trek eight miles north up the Red Line to pay their yearly visit to the ivy-covered pi...2024
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• White Sox 9, Rays 4: The Martín Maldonado Game

Martín Maldonado’s huge home run. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Did Tommy Pham’s arrival fix him? I don’t mean to alarm you, but the White Sox have won their fourth game, this time at home and against the Rays. Chris Flexen looked great on the mound tonight and the offense finally decided to help its pitcher. Right off the bat, pun not intended, Nicky Lopez and Tommy Pham started the hit...2024
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• Maldonado's walk-off ends 17-inning marathon
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• Brewers topple Padres with five-run sixth
Hernan Perez and Martin Maldonado each drove in two runs Wednesday night and pitcher Zach Davies allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings as the Brewers defeated the Padres, 5-0, at Petco Park....2015
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• Astros To Re-Sign Martin Maldonado
The Astros have agreed to a two-year deal to bring back catcher Martin Maldonado, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). It includes a guaranteed $7MM. More to come …...2019
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• Carlos Gomez's Helmet Falls off on Big Swing, Teammate Finds Solution
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• Carlos Gomez to Mets: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• 'You see my Little League bunt?': How Martin Maldonado saved the Astros' season

With Houston's World Series hopes slipping away, an unlikely hero stepped up -- and got creative....2021
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• Astros Notes: Catching, Brantley, Gurriel
The defending champion Astros could be set to go with internal options alongside veteran Martin Maldonado behind the plate. As a report from Brian McTaggart of MLB.com suggests, the Astros had looked into the possibility of bringing in an external backstop to replace the retired Jason Castro and departed Christian Vazquez, but now may just…...2023
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• 2023 Top Keepers – Catchers
Well, the World Series is over, the citizens of Houston got to have their parade and now here we are - the offseason. But don't fret. If you are a regular Razzball reader, then you know we have been looking at the top keepers for 2023. Over the last two weeks we've released the 2023 Top Keepers 2023 - Relievers and 2023 Top Keepers - Starting Pitchers. This week - catchers! Catchers are almost b...2022
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• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread
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• Padres dominated by Reds, Nick Martinez

Xander Bogaerts look on as Spencer Steer rounds the bases. | Photo by Abdoul Sow/MLB Photos via Getty Images San Diego gets ninth inning run to avoid shutout Former San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez allowed a walk to Jackson Merrill in the top of the first inning and a walk to Trenton Brooks in the top of the ninth inning. Those were his only blemishes until Elias Diaz provided a pin...2025
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• Padres come from behind to beat Nationals

Martin Maldonado and Robert Suarez | David Frerker-Imagn Images San Diego bullpen works six scoreless innings after Ryan Bergert leaves game in the third San Diego Padres starting pitcher Ryan Bergert was hit by a line drive off the bat of Washington Nationals left fielder Jacob Young. The play knocked Bergert out of the game and forced the San Diego bullpen into action. Ryan Bergert exi...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Game Thread

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals continue their west coast trip in San Diego Last night was a comprehensive victory for the Nationals. Despite a bullpen scare late, the Nats were comfortable 10-6 winners. Now they look to take the series in San Diego. It would be their first series win of the month. They need to make up for lost time and get going. The lineup tonight ...2025
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• Xander Bogaerts breaks out, leads Padres to win
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• How do the Padres stay in contention?
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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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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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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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• Assorted thoughts on the Braves’ commitment to Jurickson Profar

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Did the Braves wiggle out of their comfort zone? Does it matter? I considered titling this post, “So Profar, So Good,” but, that seemed to make little sense at this juncture, and that was a headline-in-the-sand I’m not willing to cross at this point. Did the Atlanta Braves do well by signing Jurickson Profar to a three-year, $42 million de...2025
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• Bird App Recap: Crosstown Crapfest
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• Braves News: Slow offseason start, season reviews, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The offseason has yet to really kick into gear, as the GM meetings ended disastrously and it is a bit of a strange free agent class. We will hopefully start to see some action pick up soon, as the starting pitching market is decently strong. The quantity and quality of the free agents coming...2023
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