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Right-hander Lucas Giolito and the San Diego Padres agreed on April 22 to a one-year contract guaranteeing just under $2.8 million, bolstering the surging club’s injury-plagued rotation with the top starter left on the free agent market. Giolito is guaranteed $2,775,401 in the deal, which includes a 2027 mutual option, a person familiar with the […]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The family of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler is nearing a sale of the team, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on April 17. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Padres aren’t commenting publicly on the process. The Wall Street Journal […]

BOSTON (AP) — Padres third baseman — and San Diego FC part-owner — Manny Machado is making his case to move from the baseball diamond to the soccer pitch. Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help the Padres score two runs as they rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish is beginning the season on the San Diego Padres ‘ restricted list because the veteran right-hander wants to proceed deliberately in his recovery from elbow surgery while he contemplates his future, general manager A.J. Preller said. Preller praised Darvish’s decision for its benefits to the team and its fans […]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove is expected to open this season on the injured list while still working to come back from Tommy John surgery that kept him from pitching last year. “He’s most likely going to start on the IL this year,” first-year manager Craig Stammen told reporters Monday […]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic and the left-hander’s status for San Diego’s season opener in a month also is unclear because of a left groin strain. Matsui was still throwing off flat ground a week after cutting short a batting practice session […]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Walker Buehler has signed with the San Diego Padres after the right-hander spent the first eight seasons of his major league career with their archrivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buehler was in the Padres’ clubhouse on Feb. 17 after agreeing to a minor league deal with an invitation to big league […]

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The San Diego Padres have agreed on a multiyear contract extension with general manager A.J. Preller, who has the second-longest tenure among baseball operations chiefs in the big leagues, behind Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees. The Padres, who announced the deal on Feb. 16 without disclosing terms, have made […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Miguel Andujar and the San Diego Padres on Feb. 11 finalized their $4 million, one-year contract, a deal that allows him to earn an additional $2.2 million. Andujar gets a $1.5 million salary, and the deal includes an $8 million mutual option for 2027 with a $2.5 million buyout. His buyout […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have hired former manager Bud Black and longtime slugger Wil Myers for new roles in the organization. Black will be the Padres’ senior adviser to baseball operations, while Myers is a special assignment coach working in player development, the team confirmed on Jan. 14. Black was the […]