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• Padres’ Mike Shildt Comes Out Fighting Against Notion of Fernando Tatís Jr. Hitting a Slump
Fernando Tatis Jr. is having a brutal stretch, but San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt refused to call it a slump, no matter how much he's pressed....2025
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• WATCH: Manny Machado's failed hidden ball trick costs Padres a run in win over Red Sox

Padres manager Mike Shildt credited 'Manny's IQ' on the play...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Nick Pivetta dominant after trade deadline

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of August 2, 2025. https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/1/24479360/padres-take-advantage-of-mistakes-by-cardinals-earn-4-1-win (Matt DeWalt - Gaslamp Ball) https://www.gaslampball.com/2025/8/1/24478767/aj-preller-padres-make-moves-for-now-and-later-on-deadline-day (Matt...2025
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• AJ Preller, Padres make moves for now AND later on deadline day

AJ Preller | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego fills out roster with much-needed additions to prepare for playoff push No one can accuse the San Diego Padres and their General Manager AJ Preller of being boring. Preller and the Padres completed multiple trades and improved a playoff-positioned roster by adding to areas of need and areas of strength through multiple moves on de...2025
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• Adrian Morejon is even better with his kick-change

Adrian Morejon | Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Padres might already have their next closer The San Diego Padres possess the best bullpen in baseball. The eight arms that make up the Friars bullpen have a 3.03 ERA. The next best belongs to the San Francisco Giants with a 3.25 ERA. One of the biggest reasons for that success is the effectiveness of the high-leverage relievers known as th...2025
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• David Morgan poised to make an impact out of Padres bullpen

San Diego Padres David Morgan | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars hope the young reliever could be the missing piece late in games. The San Diego Padres have stumbled out of the gate in the second half, with offensive struggles being the biggest obstacle to overcome. The bullpen has been the strength of the roster all season. However, its depth seemed challenged by the slow ...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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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition

San Diego Padres Michael King | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Friars’ starting rotation is missing their star pitcher The San Diego Padres did some roster maneuvering to bring Yu Darvish back on the 40-man roster and start the opening game of a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team transferred Michael King to the 60-day injured list, but the m...2025
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• Padres To Activate Yu Darvish On Monday
Yu Darvish is set to make his first big league appearance of 2025, as Padres manager Mike Shildt told reporters (including Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune) that the right-hander will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Monday’s game with the Diamondbacks. Darvish developed elbow inflammation in the middle of March,…...2025
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• David Morgan starts on Sunday; Padres get three All-Stars

David Morgan | Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Lifelong Padre fan gets to open on Sunday The San Diego Padres named reliever David Morgan as their opener for Sunday’s game against the Texas Rangers. When none of the other pitchers on the roster were held back from their minor league starts, Kyle Hart was the only starting option that could be called up. He was added to the team on Su...2025
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• Padres notes: two-win road trip as they cling to Wild Card spot

Manny Machado | Photo by Michael Mooney/MLB Photos via Getty Images Notes on Week 14 The San Diego Padres had a six-game road trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia, losing four of the six games with a doubleheader on the last day in Philly due to the previous game being rained out. They were in and out of the Wild Card picture over the past week and ended up in a virtual tie with the St...2025
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• Padres have questions in July

AJ Preller | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images AJ Preller is on the clock to improve the team This is not what Padres fans expected when the season began. The Padres are sitting with a 45-39 record, out of the Wild Card race by a game and the offense has been boring and underperforming for at least the past 45 games. For their last 42 games they are six games under .500 (18-24) and ran...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 make mid-season adjustments

Ryan Bergert | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images More injuries and a suspension It is the middle of the 2025 MLB season and the San Diego Padres have a 4-2 record in their latest home stand with an overall record of 44-36, 8 games over .500 and a half game back of the San Francisco Giants for the final Wild Card spot. They have completed their 26 games in 27 days stretch leading up to ...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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"More news: Mike Shildt Seems to Admit Padres Hit Shohei Ohtani on Purpose as Retaliation vs Dodgers Now, the Dodgers will have to pivot and begin …"

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"Padres manager Mike Shildt told members of the media today that Xander Bogaerts will be moving from shortstop to second base, with Dennis Lin of The Athletic among those to relay the news."

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"The Padres are set to name former Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt their new manager, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports."

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"Giants coach Antoan Richardson, whose ejection led to Alyssa Nakken's historic debut, has accused Padres coach Mike Shildt of yelling an expletive at him that "reeked undertones of racism."

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"Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager."

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"Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…"

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"Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez is planning to work back from the injured list in a relief role, manager Mike Shildt told reporters including Mark Saxon of The Athletic (Twitter link)."

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"Louis’ Mike Shildt and Chicago’s…"

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"Minor League managers Mike Shildt and Oliver Marmol have been added to the Cardinals' 2017 Major League coaching staff, the organization announced on Thursday."

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"“It’s a heck of a story,” said Mike Shildt, who was Harris’ manager last season at Double-A Springfield (Missouri)."

• Good Morning San Diego: Nick Pivetta dominant after trade deadline
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• AJ Preller, Padres make moves for now AND later on deadline day
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• Adrian Morejon is even better with his kick-change
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• David Morgan poised to make an impact out of Padres bullpen
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• San Diego Padres first half review

Adrian Morejon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The pitching has carried the team The ceremonial first half of the season ended on Sunday and the All-Star break introduces the second half of the MLB season. Although there are only 66 games left, there is still plenty of time for the Padres and their competitors to stake a claim to the postseason. With a 52-44 record, the Friars are in ...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 offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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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 have questions in July
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• Padres hope drop in batting order will awaken Jackson Merrill’s bat

San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The young hitting phenom is in a dreadful batting slump. The San Diego Padres thought they were lucky to have Jackson Merrill return to the lineup so quickly after spending time on the concussion injured list. But he has been unable to find his footing at the plate. Merrill’s hitting struggles have been the biggest...2025
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• Padres offense appears; more All-Stars
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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• Padres notes: two-win road trip as they cling to Wild Card spot
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• Ending the tough stretch with a win
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• Padres walk-off Royals, win series

Jose Iglesias with Tyler Wade and Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Jose Iglesias drives in three runs, assists on relay to keep game tied in ninth Jose Iglesias did not get into the final game of the series between the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals until the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Padres would not have won the game without him. Iglesias hit a...2025
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• Enough is enough for the Padres

Fernando Tatis Jr and Trainer Mark Rogow | Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Notes on Padres Week 12 A lot of the news is bad. The Padres played to a 2-5 record over the past seven days and currently stand at 40-35. They are in third place in the NL West, six games behind the Dodgers and 1.5 games behind the Giants. Their last seven games versus division rivals didn’t go very well. Alt...2025
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• Where’s your curveball, Spencer Strider?

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Strider has been a two-pitch artist lately, and he’s putting together masterpieces Spencer Strider is cruising for the Atlanta Braves lately. The fastball velocity, although not quite at his pre-surgery levels right now, is returning. He averaged 96.2 MPH on Saturday and hit 98 with ease last night. The numbers since June 8th are ...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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• AJ Preller, Padres make moves for now AND later on deadline day
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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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 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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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals
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• Padres drop third game to Mariners

Mike Shildt takes the ball from Michael King. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego fails to record a hit with runners in scoring position during three-game sweep by Seattle San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King cruised through his first three innings against the Seattle Mariners. He ran into trouble with two outs in the top of the fourth inning when Randy Arozarena br...2025
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• Padres battle weather and the bullpen slumps

Jake Cronenworth | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Notes from week #6 The San Diego Padres swept the Pittsburgh Pirates then lost two of three to the New York Yankees amidst bad weather in both locations and a bullpen meltdown, the first in the first month and a half of the season. They also had a major overhaul of the lineup, getting Brandon Lockridge and Jackson Merril...2025
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• Padres have an ‘invaluable’ 26th man

Tyler Wade | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Tyler Wade wins on the margins The San Diego Padres broke spring camp with Brandon Lockridge and Yuli Gurriel as their last roster picks. Both Eguy Rosario and Tyler Wade were out of options and had to be placed on waivers. Both cleared waivers and accepted minor league contracts, both being assigned to Triple-A El Paso. The Padres were surprised th...2025
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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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• San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness

San Diego Padres Kyle Hart | Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Friars will be forgoing a fifth starter for the next 10 days. We are in the final weekend of Major League Baseball’s first month of the season. Teams begin the evaluation process with their roster, as changes will likely follow. As soon as Kyle Hart struggled on the mound, you knew he would become a ...2025
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• Giants coach: Shildt expletive 'reeked' of 'racism'

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• Shidlt out as Cards manager after wild-card run

Despite a 17-game winning streak in September that carried St. Louis to a wild-card berth, Mike Shildt is out as Cardinals manager....2021
• Cardinals Fire Manager Mike Shildt
The Cardinals have fired manager Mike Shildt, as first reported by Rob Rains of StLSportsPage (Twitter link). At a press conference announcing the news, St. Louis president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters (including Jeff Passan of ESPN) the organization made the decision based on “philosophical differences” between Shildt and the front office about…...2021
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• Padres Expected To Interview Mike Shildt
Mike Shildt might not be out of a job for long, as The Athletic’s Dennis Lin and Brittany Ghiroli (Twitter link) report that the Padres are looking to interview Shildt for their managerial vacancy. After being fired by the Cardinals just three days ago, Shildt enters a market thin on dugout openings, as the Mets…...2021
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• Cardinals to name Carlos Marmol as manager after firing Mike Shildt
Marmol served as the St. Louis bench coach under Shildt last season...2021
• Cardinals expected to name Oliver Marmol as next manager on Monday
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• Cardinals Release Yairo Munoz
The Cardinals announced this morning that they’ve placed infielder Yairo Munoz on unconditional release waivers. The move leaves an opening on the 40-man roster. In an important detail, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds that Munoz “left the team, flew home” without notifying the Cardinals. Manager Mike Shildt told Goold and other reporters…...2020
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• Padres Interview Ozzie Guillen In Managerial Search
The Padres interviewed Ozzie Guillén last week as part of their ongoing managerial search, report Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (Twitter link). Guillén joins Brad Ausmus, Mike Shildt and Luis Rojas as known candidates for the position. Guillén’s sit-down with San Diego is his first known managerial interview since he was let…...2021
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• Good Morning San Diego: Nick Pivetta dominant after trade deadline
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• San Diego Padres first half review
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• Padres’ first-half takeaways: patchwork starting rotation and bottom of the order struggles
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• Padres Michael King’s return seen as significant trade deadline addition
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• David Morgan starts on Sunday; Padres get three All-Stars
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• Padres notes: two-win road trip as they cling to Wild Card spot
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• Padres have questions in July
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #3: St. Louis Cardinals
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 25, 2025

Leigh Guidry/USA TODAY Network Prior to yesterday’s game, I was 6th on the Royals in position player fWAR for 2025. And so were you! Suddenly, the Royals are on a 4-game winning streak and only 2 games under .500. Huzzah! Going back to Wednesday, Pete Grathoff talked about the rain delay the started well before the rain. Roth was correct as the rain didn’t start for more than 90 minute...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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• Pitching rotation candidates for Padres

Matt Waldron | Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images A look at five players who could win a job The current pitching rotation for San Diego consists of Yu Darvish, Dylan Cease and Michael King. The fourth and fifth spots in the rotation are vacant and need to be filled prior to Opening Day. The Padres have several options on their 40-man roster and each has potential to make an impact as a sta...2025
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• San Diego Padres FanFest 2025: What we learned

Don Orsillo, Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Mark Grant at Fanfest 2025 | Photo by Cheri Bell The sky is not falling The San Diego Padres held their 2025 FanFest celebration February 2nd with an improvement over the 2023 version. With the signing of Xander Bogaerts and the trade for Juan Soto, excitement was high in 2023 and Petco Park had ten of thousands of people clogging the concour...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Bad blood

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Bad blood reigns in the Dodgers/Padres series. The Tigers shocked the Guardians. And other news from around the playoffs. Good morning. I suppose it’s a good morning if you’re a Mets or Padres fan. I assume you know the scores of those games yesterday, so I’m not linking to any game recaps. I will link to the brouhaha that took place at Dodger Stadium durin...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: San Diego Padres

Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports After a supremely disappointing 2023 and an offseason full of cutting salary, the Padres will look to compete in 2024 with a pared-back roster The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season with championship aspirations and a star-studded roster, but pulled off an epic faceplant and missed the postseason entirely. The offseason has been a sea change both on an...2024
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