LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres are back in the postseason for a franchise-record third consecutive year. Now, they want to win a World Series for the first time, having been there twice only to lose. Manny Machado fielded Mookie Betts’ groundout to third base for the final out in a 4-2 win […]
MLB | Padres Central
Posted inSports
Ethan Salas becomes youngest catcher with a multi-homer game as Padres beat Rockies 9-3
DENVER (AP) — Ethan Salas hit his first two home runs and became the youngest catcher in major league history with a multi-homer game as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Sept. 16. San Diego moved 3 1/2 games ahead of Arizona for the last National League wild card when the […]
Posted inSports
Padres second baseman Luis Rengifo will have season-ending surgery for a torn ACL
CINCINNATI (AP) — San Diego Padres second baseman Luis Rengifo will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee. The Padres announced on Aug. 31 that imaging showed a full tear of the ACL. The injury had initially been diagnosed as a knee sprain. Rengifo was injured in the seventh inning of […]
Posted inSports
San Diego Padres promote highly-touted 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A
CINCINNATI (AP) — The San Diego Padres selected the contract of 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A El Paso on Sept. 1, making him the youngest active player in the major leagues. If Salas appears behind the plate, he will be the youngest catcher in the big leagues since Ivan Rodriguez, who was 19 when […]
Posted inSports
Joey and Jesse Buss joining San Diego Padres’ new ownership group
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joey and Jesse Buss are part of the San Diego Padres’ new ownership group led by José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones. The youngest Buss heirs’ participation in the group already had been widely reported by The Associated Press and other outlets, but they confirmed it on Aug. 26 in a […]
Posted inSports
MLB approves sale of San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones
Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones. The league announced the approval on Aug. 17 after a vote. Feliciano and Jones reached an agreement in May to […]
Posted inSports
Padres acquire Robbie Ray from Giants, Casey Mize from Tigers for another playoff push
The San Diego Padres’ surge before the trade deadline was enough to persuade general manager A.J. Preller to take yet another couple of huge swings at a postseason push. The Padres acquired left-hander Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants and right-hander Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 3, giving up three of […]
Posted inSports
Tatis makes spectacular catch to rob Devers of a 3-run home run
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a spectacular leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a three-run home run in the first inning of the Padres’ 4-1 loss on July 30. Devers did get a sacrifice fly, but Tatis added on to his impressive list of home […]
Posted inSports
Kevin O’Malley, former Padres part-owner and minor league team operator, dies at 50
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin O’Malley, who owned and operated minor league baseball teams in California, was a part-owner of the San Diego Padres for years and a son of former Los Angeles Dodgers president Peter O’Malley, died on June 30. He was 50. He died from complications of sepsis while in hospice care in […]
Posted inSports
Padres’ Walker Buehler beats the Dodgers for the first time after nearly a decade in Blue
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Walker Buehler usually pitched superbly against the San Diego Padres during the near-decade he spent wearing Dodger Blue. In his first chance to pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his still-new Padres uniform on June 26, Buehler was a star in this NL West rivalry once again. Buehler beat the […]
Posted inSports
Padres INF Jake Cronenworth returns after being sidelined by a concussion
CHICAGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres activated Jake Cronenworth from the injured list on June 29 after the veteran infielder was sidelined by a concussion. The Padres also placed right-hander David Morgan on the 15-day IL with left knee inflammation. Right-hander Bradgley Rodriguez was recalled from Double-A San Antonio, and infielder Will Wagner was […]
Posted inSports
Padres cut ties with outfielder Nick Castellanos after a rough 39-game stint
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The San Diego Padres designated outfielder Nick Castellanos for assignment on June 3, one day after he received a video tribute in his return to Philadelphia. Castellanos was released by the Phillies in February just ahead of their first full-squad workout at spring training. The Phillies released him even though they owed […]
Posted inSports
Finally! Fernando Tatis Jr. crushes a 451-foot drive for his first home run of the season
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. finally connected for his first home run of the season — and boy was it a blast. Tatis slugged a 451-foot solo shot to left field in the fifth inning against Washington on May 30, although the San Diego Padres went on to lose 9-4 to the Nationals. Tatis, […]
Posted inSports
Jason Heyward joins the Dodgers as a special assistant in baseball operations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Heyward is back in baseball less than two months after retiring as a player. The 36-year-old five-time Gold Glove outfielder has taken a job with the Los Angeles Dodgers, one of the six teams he played for during his 16-year MLB career. He announced his retirement at the end of […]
Posted inSports
Report: Padres pitching prospect pleads guilty to charge of transporting noncitizen immigrants
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres pitching prospect Humberto Cruz pleaded guilty to a charge of receiving money to transport noncitizen immigrants within the United States. The San Diego Tribune reported on May 8 that Cruz, who is not a U.S. citizen, acknowledged in a plea agreement that he almost certainly would be deported. […]
Posted inSports
Manny Machado hits his 200th homer in a Padres uniform as San Diego beats St. Louis 4-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit his 375th career homer and 200th in a Padres uniform, Ty France also went deep and San Diego beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on on May 9. Fernando Tatis Jr. had a tiebreaking two-run single in the fifth inning to back Randy Vásquez (4-1), who gave up […]