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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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• Brewers drop game, series to Padres

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Brewers fall 1-0 despite a stellar outing from Freddy Peralta Box Score The Brewers lost 1-0 today to the San Diego Padres. Milwaukee is still four games above .500, although they have now lost three of their last five. Today’s starters gave us a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. Freddy Peralta only allowed one hit through six shutout frames. San Diego’s Ryan...2025
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• Manny Machado powers Padres over Brewers

Ryan Bergert | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images San Diego wins series over Milwaukee, completes winning roadtrip The San Diego Padres did not have a hit through five innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, but Manny Machado came through with a solo home run in the seventh that gave the Padres a 1-0 win over the Brewers at American Family Field, Sunday. He did the Mash. He did the Manny M...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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• Padres rally to beat Giants in extras, 3-2

Manny Machado | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Manny Machado forces extra innings with two RBI in ninth, Jake Cronenworth wins it with RBI in 10th The San Diego Padres scored three runs in the final two innings of their game against the San Francisco Giants and won 3-2 in their second consecutive extra-innings game at Oracle Park, Tuesday. Jackson Merrill started the top of the 10th innin...2025
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• Padres shutout in loss to Pirates

Bradgley Rodriguez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego held to just two hits by Pittsburgh pitchers The San Diego Padres managed just two hits against Bailey Falter and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and took a 5-0 loss at Petco Park, Saturday. Fernando Tatis Jr. singled in the first inning and Martin Maldonado singled in the third inning, but that was all the of...2025
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• Jason Heyward to IL, Michael King with sore shoulder

Jason Heyward | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Alek Jacob optioned, Omar Cruz recalled Before Saturday’s game versus the Atlanta Braves, Michael King was scratched from his start with shoulder soreness. The Padres elected to piece together a bullpen game but had four of their bullpen arms off due to recent use. Per Manager Mike Shildt, King woke up and felt he had slept on his should...2025
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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers

Gavin Sheets | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Mounting injuries hamper San Diego lineup The San Diego Padres M.A.S.H. Unit rolled into Detroit to play the Tigers in the first of three games at Comerica Park, Monday. With injuries to Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth, Jason Heyward and most recently, Luis Arraez, the starting lineup looked significantly different in Game 23 than it did on Open...2025
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• 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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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Padres display a sense of urgency Every year when spring training comes to a close the words you hear from virtually every team viewing themselves in contention for the playoffs is that it is important to get off to a fast start. Considering the way the Padres played in the spring—a 12-17 record and leaking runs all over the place—gettin...2025
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• Padres spring training update

Kyle Hart | Photo by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Camp roster cuts have begun The San Diego Padres made their first spring training roster cuts last Thursday, sending prospects Leo DeVries and Ethan Salas to the just opened minor league camp. The two top prospects made the headlines but were also joined by other prospects and minor league invitees. Pitchers Austin Krob, Ryan ...2025
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• Taking a look at the Padres bullpen depth

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Many talented pitchers vying for spots Every pitcher on the Padres spring training roster is on a throwing program. A slow buildup to Opening Day that carefully balances getting ready with managing health, as well as not exposing them to opponents too soon. The starters throw a lot on back fields, building up pitch counts and working...2025
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• Padres spring training primer

Ethan Salas | Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images Many questions remain to be answered The San Diego Padres report for the 2025 spring training season very soon. Pitchers and catchers report on February 12, with the first full squad workout on February 17. The first game of spring, the annual exhibition opener vs. the Seattle Mariners is on February 21. With just a few days before things get real...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres could trade Luis Arraez to Yankees

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, January 7, 2025. San Diego Padres News Yankees discussing trade for 3-time batting champ Arraez (report) (MLB.com) What are Padres’ plans behind the plate? (MLB.com) Padres’ injuries and roster moves (MLB.com) Padres’ Top 30 Prospects list (MLB.com) Padres roster review...2025
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals games

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Royals games were better this year. It was a remarkable season for the Royals with 30 more wins this year than in 2023, one of the biggest improvements ever. That gave Royals fans a lot more games to be excited about! Here are the best Royals games of the year. March 31 - Royals blow out the Twins The Twins were expected to be the clas...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 15, 2023

Do not do this! | Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images Our final Asian Baseball Wrap: NPB Busy week, huh? First, Will Smith comes back. Then the Royals splash some cash at Seth Lugo. To make room, they traded Taylor Clarke to the Brewers and get some minor leaguers back in return. They also signed Chris Stratton (and have not yet made a corresponding move). I don’t think we’ve...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Closing in on the East?

Yuki Matsui The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the team should add NPB closer Yuki Matsui to the bullpen. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s been an interesting week and we’re glad you are here to close it out with us. Come on in out of the fall air. There’s no cover charge...2023
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"When the Braves returned to the plate in the fifth, Drake Baldwin very nearly hit his first career homer off of Yuki Matsui but Jackson Merrill once again foiled Atlanta’s plans on the day by snagging it before it cleared the fence."

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"Padres relievers scheduled today: Adam Mazur, Drew Thorpe, Yuki Matsui and Steven Wilson."

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"The Padres are close to signing a deal with free agent left-hander Yuki Matsui, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB."

• Padres fail to get clutch hits, drop another game to Dodgers
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• Padres rally to beat Giants in extras, 3-2
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• Padres shutout in loss to Pirates
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• Padres offense comes to life in 8-6 win

Luis Arraez | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images San Diego gets 13 hits, takes advantage of Miami errors to come back from six run deficit The San Diego Padres watched the Miami Marlins score six runs in the first inning off starting pitcher Stephen Kolek. The Padres responded by scoring runs in each of the first five innings to take a one-run lead en route to an 8-6 win at Petco Park, ...2025
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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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• Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres walk-off Angels

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego scores two in the eighth to tie the game, wins it with two in the ninth San Diego Padres catcher Elias Diaz pinch hit for Martin Maldonado to start the bottom of the ninth inning. He was able to come back from an 0-2 count to draw a leadoff walk against Los Angeles Angels closer Kenley Jansen. Fernando Tatis Jr. cam...2025
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• Padres stymied by Rockies in third game of series

Padres players meet with pitching coach Ruben Niebla. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images San Diego manages just five hits in loss A day after the San Diego Padres recorded 24 hits, they managed just five hits and dropped the final game of their series against the Colorado Rockies 9-3 at Coors Field, Sunday. Colorado pitcher German Marquez surrendered a run in the first inning, but was able to keep ...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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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers
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• Notes from a wild second week of Padres baseball
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• Padres offense comes to life in 8-6 win
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• Jason Heyward to IL, Michael King with sore shoulder
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• Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres walk-off Angels
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• Padres stymied by Rockies in third game of series
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• Should I go for three?

So I grabbed a blaster of 2025 Heritage when I was at Dave and Adam's last week. I know they're not called "blasters" anymore but it's still the word I use when I want people to know what I am talking about. Buying Heritage is instinct at this point. We're at the designs during my first years of collecting. While I could pick-and-choose whether I was going to collect Heritage 10-15 year...2025
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• San Diego offense goes quiet, Padres lose

Jose Iglesias | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Jose Iglesias leads Padres offense with the only two hits in the game for San Diego San Diego Padres starting pitcher Kyle Hart made two mistakes on two pitches. Both resulted in solo home runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Padres 6-0 in the final game of their three-game series at Comerica Park, Wednesday. Hart made his first mistake of the ga...2025
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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers
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• San Diego fails to capitalize on opportunities, falls in Houston

Kyle Hart | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Padres start roadtrip on the wrong side of the ledger The San Diego Padres have spent much of the season doing the little things that are needed to win baseball games. But that was not the case in their first game against the Houston Astros. In the top of the second inning with runners at the corners, the Padres attempted a double steal of second and ...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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• Padres drop third game to Mariners
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• Xander Bogaerts delivers in the eighth, Padres come back to beat Yankees, 4-3
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies

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

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

Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty Images Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, January 8, 2025. San Diego Padres News Will Sasaki sweepstakes come down to 1 of these 7 teams? (MLB.com) Yankees discussing trade for 3-time batting champ Arraez (report) (MLB.com) Padres roster review: Bryan Hoeing (San Diego Union-Tribune) Widow of late Pad...2025
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• 2024 Season in Review: The best Royals moments

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images There were more good moments than in their 106-loss season! Royals fans had tempered expectations coming off a 106-loss season. But the team stunned the baseball world with a huge turnaround that gave fans thrilling moments all season. Here are the top moments from the 2024 season. April 11 - “The Boys Are Playing Some Ball” After coming off 106 losses, the R...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• Royals stage ninth-inning rally to defeat Padres 4-3

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Nelson Velázquez hits a huge two-run triple. Nelson Velázquez hit a two-run triple in the ninth inning and scored the game-winning run on a walk off sacrifice fly by Nick Loftin as the Royals salvaged the game and the series with a 4-3 win over the Padres Sunday afternoon. After three scoreless innings to start the game, the Royals pu...2024
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• 2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 13

Austin Shenton (No. 54) poses for a photo during media day at the Charlotte Sports Complex. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Shenton makes the leap. Previous Winner Austin Shenton, 1BAA | .307/.415/.567 (.982 OPS, 157 wRC+) 306 PA, 15 HR, 0 SBAAA | .301/.432/.603 (1.035 OPS, 158 wRC+) 271 PA, 14 HR, 0 SB Acquired for Diego Castillo mid-2021 amidst a breakout 144 wRC+ performance...2024
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• Padres Reportedly Close To Signing Yuki Matsui
The Padres are close to signing a deal with free agent left-hander Yuki Matsui, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Earlier, Jon Morosi of MLB.com (X links) reported that the Friars had offered Matsui a contract and also relayed a Japanese-language report from Sankei Sports. The Google translation of that report says that the southpaw has already…...2023
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• Padres Sign Yuki Matsui To Five-Year Deal
The Padres have signed left-hander Yuki Matsui to a five-year contract, the club has announced. Matsui and the Padres were reportedly close to a deal earlier this week. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that Matsui will receive $28MM guaranteed over the life of the contract, which includes opt-outs after the third and fourth seasons of the…...2023
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• Cardinals Reportedly Interested In Yuki Matsui
The Cardinals are interested in left-hander Yuki Matsui, per a report from Natsuki Une of Yahoo! Japan. Matsui, 28 next week, is a left-handed reliever who has been pitching in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball for the past 10 years. He’s appeared in 501 games in that time, posting an earned run average of 2.40 while…...2023
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• Cubs free agent target: Yuki Matsui

Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images Could the Cubs find bullpen help from NPB? Much attention is being paid this offseason to Japanese players Shohei Ohtani (who, of course, has a lot of great MLB experience), Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imagata. The latter two are pitchers who could step right into a MLB rotation. The Cubs do need rotation help, but they also need to shore up a bullpen tha...2023
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• Yuki Matsui To Explore Signing With MLB Teams
Star closer Yuki Matsui looks to be interested in a potential move to Major League Baseball, as a Yahoo Japan report (Japanese language link) indicates that Matsui has exercised his international free agent rights, as well as his rights to freely negotiate with other Nippon Professional Baseball clubs. Matsui doesn’t turn 28 until later this…...2023
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• Cubs vs. Padres at Mesa preview, Sunday 2/25, 2:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs return home to face San Diego. MESA, Arizona — The big Cubs news today, of course, is the re-signing of Cody Bellinger, which you can read about here and here. The signing has not yet been made official by the Cubs, and whenever it is, someone will have to be removed from the 40-man roster to make room. Feel free to speculate on who that might be. Bey...2024
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• Braves let late lead slip out of their hands in 7-4 Opening Day loss to Padres

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Gavin Sheets hit a home run. This just wasn’t Atlanta’s day. Despite bringing the lumber with a pair of home runs as both Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley went deep, the San Diego Padres were able to get the best of the Atlanta Braves in order to send their fans home happy on Opening Day with a 7-4 win. In typical baseball fashion, what figured to be an i...2025
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• Matsui can get $33.6M if he becomes Pads closer

Yuki Matsui can earn $33.6 million over five seasons with the Padres if the Japanese reliever becomes the team's closer....2024

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• Brewers drop game, series to Padres
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• Padres offense comes to life in 8-6 win
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• Jason Heyward to IL, Michael King with sore shoulder
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• Padres drop third game to Mariners
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• Padres stymied by Rockies in third game of series
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• Padres end scoreless streak at 30 innings, but lose to Rays 4-1

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in Tyler Wade to help San Diego avoid third consecutive shutout Fernando Tatis Jr. put an end to a 30-inning scoreless streak for the San Diego Padres with a ground ball RBI-single into right field to score Tyler Wade from third base. The run in the bottom of the sixth inning cut the deficit to 3-1, but th...2025
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• San Diego offense goes quiet, Padres lose
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• Randy Vasquez struggles, Padres lose to Tigers
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• Cubs hand Padres first loss at home

Yuki Matsui | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images San Diego comes up short in extra innings, falls 2-1 The San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs battled through nine innings, but needed extras to decide the game at Petco Park, Tuesday night. The Cubs took the lead with the first batter in the top of the 10th inning. Nico Hoerner faced Yuki Matsui with Dansby Swanson starting the inning o...2025
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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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• BCB After Dark: Closing in on the East?
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• Cub Tracks’ aye aye, A. I.

Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, hand-selected for your possible pleasure, with commentary. Passing the Turing Test and other impossibilities? Perhaps. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight...2023
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