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• What to expect with the return of Padres Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth

San Diego Padres Jake Cronenworth and Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars should have their starting lineup intact by next weekend. As we begin the second month of the 2025 Major League Baseball season, the postseason pretenders and contenders start to take shape. Usually, baseball fans do not pay attention to the division standings until Memorial Day. The S...2025
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• Padres beat Pirates, but lose Fernando Tatis Jr.

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego bangs out 14 hits, scores nine runs against Pittsburgh Just when the San Diego Padres thought their team was getting back to full strength, Fernando Tatis Jr. took a fastball off his left forearm from Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Mitch Keller in the top of the third inning, and exited the game. Tatis Jr. was...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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• Padres Manager Mike Shildt Gets Brutally Honest About Team’s Rapid Collapse After Hot Start
San Diego Padres manager talked about what he needs to do moving forward after the team was swept at home by the Tampa Bay Rays....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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• 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 beat Pirates, but lose Fernando Tatis Jr.
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• Padres’ spark plug returns team to winning ways
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• San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness
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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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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres keeping boat afloat with a few stars on IL

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 24, 2025. Articles to read San Diego offense goes quiet, Padres lose (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres lose to Tigers, limp home with second series loss of road trip (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) After Luis Arraez collision, Padres’ Mike Shildt supports safety measu...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 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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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball

Robert Suarez | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Cold weather and a minor league ballpark The San Diego Padres played their second full week of baseball on the road versus the Chicago Cubs and the Athletics. They split the trip with a 3-3 record but that’s not a reflection of the battle that they came up against. The weather in Chicago was inhospitable to say the least, and they dropp...2025
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"Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard and current Padres manager Mike Shildt are pushing for the expansion of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum."

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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."

2022
"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…"

2019
"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)."

2018
"With president of baseball operations John Mozeliak noting last week that it's "highly probable" the club's eight starting position players are already on the Cardinals' roster, the task now falls on manager Mike Shildt to put those pieces in place."

2016
"Minor League managers Mike Shildt and Oliver Marmol have been added to the Cardinals' 2017 Major League coaching staff, the organization announced on Thursday."

2015
"“It’s a heck of a story,” said Mike Shildt, who was Harris’ manager last season at Double-A Springfield (Missouri)."

• What to expect with the return of Padres Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth
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• The San Diego Padres are down to their last man
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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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• Padres are hunting, not fishing
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• San Diego Padres play ‘Shildtball’

Mike Shildt | Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Petco Park hitting shines When Mike Shildt took over as manager of the Padres in 2024, he established communication among the veterans on the team, emphasizing a need for consistency and to build a winning culture. During the season we heard terms like “elite adjusters”. “winning on the margins”, “winners find solutions”, and “regardless of cir...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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• What to expect with the return of Padres Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth
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• Padres beat Pirates, but lose Fernando Tatis Jr.
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• San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness
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• Padres minor league call-ups are doing the job to keep the boat afloat
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• Is it time for Padres to move on from Yuli Gurriel, other veterans?
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• San Diego Padres signing Jackson Merrill was the next logical move

Jackson Merrill at the San Diego Padres contract extension press conference | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars agree to a 9-yr/$135 million contract extension with the young star The San Diego Padres may have stumbled upon their next homegrown star after asking top prospect Jackson Merrill to make a position change two springs ago. His impressive 2024 breakout campaign resu...2025
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• Padres notch win with Manny Machado sidelined

Randy Vasquez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Randy Vasquez deals six scoreless The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves were scoreless in the bottom of the seventh inning when Yuli Gurriel pinch hit for Gavin Sheets. With runners at first and second, Gurriel delivered a ground ball to left field just past the diving shortstop. Jake Cronenworth scored from second base and the Pa...2025
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• Jackson Merrill is the San Diego Padres’ next breakout star

San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Petco Park crowd believes in their young star The Friar Faithful loves to cheer for homegrown talent. From Tony Gwynn to Jake Peavy, the crowd support has been phenomenal. The fans find it rewarding to witness a young prospect advance through the minor league system before becoming a breakout star for their belove...2025
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• San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness
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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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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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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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• Robert Suarez struggling in spring

Manager Mike Shildt takes the ball from Robert Suarez. | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Padres closer has been roughed up in recent outings Results in Spring Training do not often hold up once the regular season begins. Hot hitters go cold. Dominant pitchers become pedestrian and players struggling seem to find success. Spring Training is all about players getting their work in and buil...2025
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• Padres’ “winning on the margins” approach

Fernando Tatis Jr and Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Focus and confidence carry over from 2024 In March of 2024, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune wrote about the change in philosophy and approach for the Padres. After a disastrous 2023 season and a change of managers, the team was asked to buy in to what Mike Shildt was selling. Manny Machado said it best- “We’ve...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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• Padres Randy Vasquez needs a breakthrough 2025 season

San Diego Padres SP Randy Vasquez is poised for a breakthrough 2025 season | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Randy Vasquez has a legitimate opportunity to become a mainstay in the Padres starting rotation. Randy Vasquez was acquired by the San Diego Padres in the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees last offseason. He came with big expectations, as Vasquez flashed an explosive four-s...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
Marmol served as the St. Louis bench coach under Mike Shildt last season...2021
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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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• What to expect with the return of Padres Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth
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• Padres beat Pirates, but lose Fernando Tatis Jr.
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• San Diego Padres Kyle Hart was a victim of his ineffectiveness
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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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• Padres interview Phil Nevin for manager vacancy

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports So AJ Preller wasn’t putting the manager search on hold during the GM meetings... Dennis Lin and Kevin Acee have reported that the San Diego Padres interviewed Phil Nevin on Wednesday. Talks are scheduled to continue today. The Padres formally interviewed Phil Nevin for their managerial opening Wednesday, sources tell me and @Britt_Ghiroli. A.J. Prell...2023
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• Could Ryan Flaherty be Bob Melvin’s successor?

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images AJ Preller hired Flaherty and didn’t allow him to interview for the Mets bench coach job Bob Nightengale wrote in his Sunday notebook today that “if the Padres don’t reach the postseason, Bob Melvin could take the fall with bench coach Ryan Flaherty a strong candidate to succeed him.” Oh yeah that'll fix things(via @BNightengale) pic.twi...2023
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• Details On The Cardinals’ Firing Of Mike Shildt
The Cardinals surprised the baseball world when they parted ways with manager Mike Shildt on Thursday, and speculation has only grown about the situation in the subsequent days. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak cited “philosophical differences” as the reason for the firing, declining to discuss specifics and instead telling reporters (including The Athletic’s Katie...2021
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