PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres have signed A.J. Preller to a long-awaited contract extension, the team announced Monday, just as Spring Training gets underway. Preller, the Padres’ president of baseball operations and general manager, has led the team’s front office since 2014. He was entering his final season under contract.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Early Sunday morning, hours before the Padres held their first full-squad workout of Spring Training, Nick Castellanos retreated to a back field at the Peoria Sports Complex. He’d arrived only moments earlier, his signing yet to be officially announced. Castellanos was flanked by Nick Punto and Ryan

PEORIA, Ariz. -- After his split with Philadelphia, Nick Castellanos has found a new home in San Diego. The slugging right-handed hitter has agreed to a one-year deal with the Padres, the club announced on Sunday. The Phillies are set to cover almost all of the $20 million he is

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres are taking steps to ensure their offense will be better in 2026. It has to be. The core remains in place. But even with many of the same players back in the starting lineup, the Padres need more from this offense -- after a season

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The front end of the Padres’ rotation is set. The back end is now coming into focus, as well. On Saturday, San Diego agreed to sign right-handers Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez, sources told MLB.com. The deals -- which have not yet been confirmed by the club

PEORIA, Ariz. -- On the same day Mason Miller was traded to San Diego last summer, the Padres acquired Freddy Fermin in a separate deal with Kansas City. Immediately, Royals right-hander Lucas Erceg, Miller’s former teammate with the A’s, reached out. He wanted to let Miller know about his new

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Padres general manager A.J. Preller spoke with reporters twice on Thursday, first at Padres camp, then at the league’s annual Cactus League Media Day. Naturally, the biggest topic of conversation was the status of a possible contract extension with the club. Preller is entering his final season

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Wednesday marked the first official workout for Padres pitchers and catchers at the Peoria Sports Complex (though in reality, many of those pitchers and catchers have been on hand for weeks). With Spring Training officially underway, here’s a breakdown of the starting-rotation race and where things stand

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mason Miller will be the Padres closer in 2026, new manager Craig Stammen announced on Wednesday, ahead of the first formal workout for pitchers and catchers at the Peoria Sports Complex. The news, while entirely unsurprising, marks a formal end to the offseason speculation that Miller could

SAN DIEGO -- Now that the Miguel Andujar signing is official, the Padres’ offense feels just about complete. The veteran right-handed hitter is precisely the type of bat that San Diego had been looking for this winter. And although there are still big questions in the rotation -- and there’s

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres have rounded out their offense, agreeing to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2027 with veteran righty bat Miguel Andujar on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not announced, but a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand that it's worth $4 million. Additionally, Andujar

PEORIA, Ariz. -- In San Diego, new Padres hitting coach Steven Souza Jr. inherits an offense headlined by Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill. Which is to say, he’s inheriting an offense that should be able to mash.

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres enter camp with a roster that feels largely settled -- though it should still feature its share of spring position battles. The addition of Miguel Andujar largely completes the offense. San Diego could still use another starter -- and potentially another option behind the plate.

SAN DIEGO -- If anyone should know the value of a non-roster invite, it’s Craig Stammen. In 2017, Stammen earned a non-roster invitation to Padres Spring Training, coming off elbow surgery and a season in the Minors. He made the team that spring -- then spent seven seasons with the

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SAN DIEGO -- The Padres held a celebration of life on Saturday for legendary left-hander Randy Jones, who passed away in November at the age of 75. He was, truly, one of a kind.

SAN DIEGO -- Padres history is filled with elite closers. Three are Hall of Famers. Another won a Cy Young. A dozen were All-Stars. There were great closers on great teams -- and great closers on bad teams. The one constant in San Diego, through decades of ups and downs,

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SAN DIEGO -- From 0 (and 00) through 99, these are the best players to wear each number ever worn by a Padre: 0) Raffy Lopez: The only Padre to wear 0, Lopez played 37 games for the Padres in 2018 and hit a memorable go-ahead home run against the

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of trades is littered with Hall of Famers, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners. Those superstars have moved in both directions. From "Trader Jack" McKeon to "Gunslinger" Kevin Towers to A.J. Preller, the Padres have seen quite a few general managers willing to make

On Friday, Padres beat reporter AJ Cassavell conducted an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit. You can read the full transcript here. But these are the highlights (edited lightly for clarity and brevity): If the Padres can only make one more big move, which is the higher priority: starting pitching

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are bringing two very familiar faces back to the organization.

SAN DIEGO -- The Western Metal Supply Co. Building was constructed in downtown San Diego in 1909. It was declared a historic landmark in 1978, and it became a defining feature of Petco Park in 2004, when the Padres’ sparkling home ballpark opened. The building graces the left-field corner of

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of top Draft picks is littered with major hits, major misses and some all-time “what-if?”s Here’s the full list of San Diego’s top overall selection in each year’s Draft, dating back to the franchise’s first season in 1969. (In years with more than one