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Aaron Judge became the fastest player in MLB history to reach 350 career homers on July 12 and it feels inevitable that the Bronx slugger will join the hallowed 500-homer club sometime in the next several years. He could have plenty of company. The 28-player group could swell significantly in the coming decade, with Yankees […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit on July 7 against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. The milestone hit came against starter Zac Gallen leading off the fourth inning. Machado received a standing ovation from the […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. filed a lawsuit on June 23 against Big League Advance in an attempt to void the future earnings contract he signed as a 17-year-old minor leaguer that could cost him about $34 million. The lawsuit, filed in San Diego County Superior Court, accuses BLA […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face, quite literally, after 10 batters were hit during a stretch the Dodgers owned […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The San Diego Padres have placed All-Star outfielder Jackson Merrill on the seven-day injured list on June 15, a day after he suffered a concussion during June 14’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Merrill was injured in the seventh inning when he attempted a stolen base, but was tagged out by Arizona […]

Major League Baseball’s one-year suspensions for betting on the sport ended for four players on June 5 — San Diego starter Jay Groome, Athletics relief pitcher Michael Kelly, Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez and Arizona reliever Andrew Saalfrank. The A’s reinstated Kelly along with left-hander T.J. McFarland, who was on the injured list. They optioned right-handers […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — After the surging Padres’ latest victory, Manny Machado tried to catch the end of a victory by San Diego FC, the expansion MLS club in which he’s a founding partner and investor. His attention wasn’t all on the screen, however: He also had to keep a steady eye on his 1-year-old […]

HOUSTON (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds acquired outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe from the San Diego Padres on May 9 in exchange for minor league right-hander Andrew Moore and cash. The 32-year-old Joe was hitless in nine at-bats over seven games for the Padres this season while spending most of the year with Triple-A El Paso. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The San Diego Padres activated Jackson Merrill from the injured list on May 6 after the outfielder was sidelined for a month with a strained left hamstring. Merrill was batting fourth against the Yankees and playing center field after joining the Padres on Monday. He returned after playing in a pair […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Shildt had seen enough, and he was so angry with plate umpire Adrian Johnson that he made a spectacle by tossing his spectacles. A tantrum by San Diego’s manager following the first major league ejection of star slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. fired up the Padres, who overcame a three-run deficit […]

PITTSBURGH (AP) — San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was in the lineup for the May 3 game against Pittsburgh, less than 24 hours after taking a pitch on the forearm. Tatis exited San Diego’s 9-4 victory over the Pirates on May 2 in the third inning after getting drilled in the left forearm […]

HOUSTON (AP) — San Diego’s Luis Arraez returned to the stadium postgame after he was taken to a hospital following a collision with Mauricio Dubón on a play at first base in the first inning of the Padres’ 3-2 win over the Astros on April 20. San Diego manager Mike Shildt said after the game […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres on April 10 for cash considerations and optioned him to Triple-A Iowa. The 28-year-old Cosgrove was 1-0 with a 7.36 ERA in four appearances with Triple-A El Paso this season. He is 1-3 with a 3.95 ERA and one […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill started paying immediate dividends on the $135 million, nine-year contract he and the San Diego Padres finalized on April 2. A few hours after the ink dried on the contract that covers 2026-34, Merrill hit a two-run home run with two outs in the third inning […]