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The countdown to the 2026 season is on, and there's no better place to watch all the action than on PADRES.TV presented by UC San Diego Health.

Would you believe that, after Sunday, we are nearly 10 percent of the way through the season already? How in the world did that happen? The days go by so quickly; they grow up so fast, don’t they? These rankings, as always, are compiled from MLB.com contributors whose names you

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres polished off a four-game sweep of the Rockies with a 7-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park. They’ve won five straight and eight of nine. This weekend marked their first four-game sweep of Colorado since 1999. But those good vibes come with a caveat.

After a slow start, the Padres’ offense is starting to mash. According to manager Craig Stammen, there’s not really any secret to it. “We’ve got good players,” he said, coyly. “And they can hit homers.”

SAN DIEGO -- Good luck scoring against Mason Miller these days. Heck, good luck even making contact. Miller was again at his dominant best on Friday night, never mind the fact that he was pitching for the third time in as many days. The Padres relief ace struck out all

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No, it’s not a typo in the box score. Fernando Tatis Jr. was the Padres’ starting second baseman Saturday night in San Diego. Seemingly out of nowhere, Tatis -- the two-time Platinum Glove Award-winning right fielder -- made his first career start at second base in the Padres’ 9-5 victory

SAN DIEGO -- Xander Bogaerts on Thursday, Gavin Sheets on Friday. The Padres are making late drama a bit of a habit.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are swapping one high-leverage righty reliever for another -- and one injury concern for another. They activated Jason Adam from the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday’s game against the Rockies at Petco Park. But in a corresponding move, right-hander Jeremiah Estrada landed on the

A walk-off home run hit by a player who also homered earlier in the game is fairly rare, but Friday night’s action in Southern California made that fact easy to forget. Within an hour of each other, two National League West rivals, the Padres and Dodgers, delivered thrilling walk-off dingers.

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SAN DIEGO -- Slam Diego is back. In style.

SAN DIEGO -- Mason Miller’s dominance gets more absurd with every outing.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ new City Connect uniforms are in -- and they’re once again defined by their vibrant colors and a nod to the cultural history of the region. On Thursday, MLB unveiled the City Connect uniforms for a handful of teams -- including the Padres’ colorful new

PITTSBURGH -- The Padres completed a winning road trip with an 8-2 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park. “Really good road trip,” said manager Craig Stammen, whose team went 4-2 on the two-city tour after also winning two of three at Fenway Park over the weekend.

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

PITTSBURGH -- Mason Miller is currently the Majors’ most dominant closer, in the midst of a scoreless streak that dates back to last August and spans both the postseason and the World Baseball Classic. Miller had struck out nine straight hitters entering his outing on Wednesday afternoon, then ran that

Mason Miller is now eight innings away from tying the record for the longest scoreless streak in Padres history. And based on how feeble opposing hitters have looked against the flamethrowing right-hander during his streak, it doesn't seem like it's going to end anytime soon.

PITTSBURGH -- Nick Pivetta and Paul Skenes dueled on Tuesday night at PNC Park. And although Skenes, the Pirates’ superstar right-hander, came out victorious, it was hard to fault the Padres’ pitching staff. Even in a 7-1 defeat. Pittsburgh took full advantage of some seeing-eye singles and some shaky Pades

Here's a fun stat on velocity, which MLB's Daren Willman first pointed out last week on X. Entering play on Tuesday, the average four-seam fastball velocity so far in 2026 was 94.6 mph. Compare that to the beginning of the pitch-tracking era, in 2008, when the average heater clocked in

PITTSBURGH -- The Padres kept the good vibes rolling right into Pittsburgh on Monday night, winning their series opener against the Pirates, 5-0, at PNC Park. After a slow start to the season, San Diego (5-5) has now won three straight and is back to .500. More importantly, the two

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