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Paul Casella
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MLB: Padres
15 Oct
It remains to be seen whether Fernando Tatis Jr. will win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, but he certainly has the vote of those at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where they named a baby tamandua -- their "new MVP" -- after the Padres superstar. Tamanduas are
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Sam Dykstra
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MLB: Padres
14 Oct
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- An Opening Day start is an Opening Day start, even if it comes in October. No one may have anticipated his own more than MacKenzie Gore, who bounced around four levels in 2021 while trying to hone his command. “There were some jitters, some pre-game jitters like
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... L Central NL West search-326227 Sign in Padres' Gore embracing AFL challenge Share share-square-712283 Padres' Gore embraci ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
11 Oct
SAN DIEGO -- The offseason arrived earlier than the Padres anticipated this year. They dreamed of playing baseball deep into October. Instead, they spent the early part of the month parting ways with their entire coaching staff, and they'll spend the rest of the month looking to fill it. That's
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... us names come to mind: Wil Myers and Eric Hosmer. It could be tricky for the Padres to move Hosmer, who has underperformed in his four seasons in San Diego but ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
7 Oct
SAN DIEGO -- It's been 20 years since two Padres outfielders made history at Qualcomm Stadium on the final day of the 2001 season. On the very same October day, Tony Gwynn capped his remarkable 20-year career, while Rickey Henderson joined Gwynn in the 3,000-hit club. It almost wasn't that
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... ed hit No. 3,000 in the first inning, a double into shallow right field. The Padres poured out of the dugout, and the game was put on pause while Henderson was ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
7 Oct
SAN DIEGO -- For the third time in his seven-plus years as Padres GM, A.J. Preller has a managerial vacancy to fill. For perhaps the first time, however, Preller will be approaching that decision with nothing less than a win-now urgency. The Padres finished the 2021 season 79-83, a wholly
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... r, that’s all part of it." What is Preller looking for in his next hire? The Padres dismissed Green after a second-half freefall in 2019, which prompted many to ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
6 Oct
SAN DIEGO -- On the first Wednesday in October, the Padres figured they might be readying themselves for a playoff game. Perhaps even a playoff series. Instead, with no postseason baseball to show for their disappointing 2021 season, San Diego parted ways with manager Jayce Tingler, the team...
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... he season under .500 (79-83), and their fall from grace was precipitous. The Padres sat 17 games above .500 on Aug. 11. They posted the worst record in baseball ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
6 Oct
SAN DIEGO -- CJ Abrams is officially back. Major League Baseball unveiled its full Arizona Fall League rosters on Wednesday, and the Padres' top prospect will make his formal return to the field for the Peoria Javelinas later this month. Abrams, ranked as the sport’s No. 6 overall prospect by
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... six starts, albeit most of them against lower-level competition. Still, the Padres are hopeful Gore can build on that strong finish and carry it into the 2022 ...
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Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Sam Dykstra
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MLB: Padres
6 Oct
The Arizona Fall League is back and ready to be better than ever. The global pandemic kept the AFL from taking place in 2020, but Major League Baseball’s finishing school for the game’s top prospects will be back in action starting on Oct. 13. And the rosters of the six
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... ins, Baltimore Orioles), Peoria (Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates), Salt River (Milwaukee Brewers, ...
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Jonathan Mayo
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MLB: Padres
5 Oct
There wasn’t just final day drama surrounding the playoff race in Major League Baseball. It trickled all the way down to the bottom end of the standings, where Sunday's games determined who will have the No. 1 pick in the 2022 Draft. With the D-backs winning their final contest of
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... s (compensation)* 12. Tigers (77-85) 13. Angels (77-85) 14. Mets (77-85) 15. Padres (79-83) 16. Indians (80-82) 17. Phillies (82-80) 18. Reds (83-79) 19. A’s (8 ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
3 Oct
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres always hoped they’d have a part to play in the playoff race on the season’s final day. Just maybe not this particular part. Reduced to the role of spoilers, the Padres didn’t do much spoiling during the final week of the 2021 season. Their 11-4
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... on 9 minutes ago AJ Cassavell Share share-square-562584 SAN FRANCISCO -- The Padres always hoped they’d have a part to play in the playoff race on the season’s ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
3 Oct
SAN FRANCISCO -- If nothing else, the 2021 Padres were an erratic team, prone to major fluctuations in their performance throughout the year. Lots of injuries. Little consistency. Joe Musgrove was the antithesis of all that. In the Padres’ 3-2 victory over the Giants in 10 innings at Oracle Park
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... ies. Little consistency. Joe Musgrove was the antithesis of all that. In the Padres’ 3-2 victory over the Giants in 10 innings at Oracle Park on Saturday, Musgr ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
2 Oct
SAN FRANCISCO -- On the final weekend of the season in San Francisco, a World Series favorite is on the verge of dethroning the Dodgers for the National League West crown. That team -- and you probably wouldn't have believed this in March -- is not the Padres. Indeed, the
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... team -- and you probably wouldn't have believed this in March -- is not the Padres. Indeed, the Giants are having the season the Padres thought they'd be havin ...
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N/A
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MLB: Padres
2 Oct
Padres @ Giants Oct. 01, 2021
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... Padres @ Giants MLB Game Story 10/01/21 SD @ SF Padres (78-81) Giants (105-54) Presented by Location: Oracle Park | San Francisco, ...
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AJ Cassavell
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MLB: Padres
2 Oct
SAN FRANCISCO -- At age 22, Fernando Tatis Jr. has accomplished an awful lot as a ballplayer. This weekend, he will check another box: He'll complete his first full, qualifying 162-game season in the big leagues. It has been quite a roller coaster for Tatis. He signed a 14-year mega-contract.
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... anning on moving for a very long time from there." Sounds like Tatis and the Padres are on the same page. They view Tatis as a much better shortstop than his Na ...
