SAN DIEGO -- Kirby Yates has already established himself as one of baseball's most dominant relief weapons. He's making his mark on the Padres' single-season leaderboards, too. With a scoreless ninth inning against the Rockies on Saturday night, Yates became the first pitcher in the big leagues to reach 40

SAN DIEGO -- On nights like these, it's easy to dream on Wil Myers again. At his best, Myers is a dazzling ballplayer with a unique combination of speed, athleticism and all-fields power. It was back on display Saturday night in the Padres' 3-0 victory over the Rockies. Myers was

SAN DIEGO -- In the first half, Hunter Renfroe established himself as a force in the middle of the Padres’ lineup and one of the most productive two-way players in baseball. He had emerged as an anchor in the team's future plans -- so much so, that the club felt

SAN DIEGO -- Without question, this version of Dinelson Lamet is better than the one who spent a month shaking the rust off following Tommy John surgery. After his July return, Lamet struggled to the tune of a 5.09 ERA in his first five outings. The Padres expected those struggles,

SAN DIEGO -- A crowded rotation battle looms for the Padres next spring. They might get an early taste of it down the stretch this season. Right-handers Garrett Richards and Jacob Nix appear to be nearing the end of their rehab stints and could be activated to join the big

When the Padres selected high school pitcher MacKenzie Gore with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 Draft, they knew they were getting a special talent. In just his second full season, the 20-year-old left-hander began to realize his potential, turning in a dominant campaign across two levels en

Here’s a look at the top performances of the past week by Padres prospects in the Minor Leagues:

Luis Patino was giving his parents a tour of the dugout at Lake Elsinore Diamond in late June on a beautiful morning in Southern California when an unknown phone number popped up on his cellphone screen. “This is it,” the Padres’ prospect told himself. “I’m going to get traded and

Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres. With Chris Paddack working the bookend games at both sides of the trip, Padres starting pitchers had three quality starts and a 4.05 earned run average on their just-completed seven-game (3-4) road trip to San Francisco

The season ends in less than a month, and there are still plenty of questions to be answered. What happens in the final weeks of September could impact your favorite team’s short- and long-term future. Want to know how? Here’s one looming question for each team in the NL West

A Hall of Fame career is never about just one season. In fact, it takes 10 seasons for a player just to become eligible for election, and cases are built over time. A single season can hold great importance on the road to Cooperstown, however. Whether it’s a veteran cracking

Making ongoing improvements is the primary objective in a player’s development, but it certainly doesn’t hurt for a prospect to put up big numbers along the way. Across all 30 organizations, scores of prospects had very successful 2019 campaigns. MLB Pipeline has already named its Hitter and Pitcher of the

PHOENIX -- Chris Paddack wanted to stay healthy in 2019. He wanted to be reliable. He wanted to keep improving. And the Padres' right-hander continues to do that into September, a month that he had never previously pitched into during his professional career. He may not pitch for much longer.

PHOENIX -- Padres catcher Francisco Mejia continues to make strides in his recovery from a right oblique strain, while manager Andy Green remains optimistic that Mejia will play again before the end of the season. Before Wednesday’s series finale vs. the D-backs, Mejia played catch up to 90 feet and

Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres. One of the Padres' biggest problems this season has been getting more than two or three hitters hot at the same time. Eric Hosmer has been the constant, and even he had a very slow start.

PHOENIX -- Another day, another big league debut. They’ve become frequent for the Padres over the past two seasons. This time, it was 23-year-old right-hander Ronald Bolanos, San Diego’s No. 15 prospect per MLB Pipeline. He became the 16th Padres player to make his Major League debut this season, which

PHOENIX -- After Triple-A El Paso’s season ended Monday, the Padres called up three players from the affiliate to add to their expanded September roster. Right-handers Eric Yardley and Gerardo Reyes were recalled ahead of Tuesday’s game against the D-backs, along with infielder Seth Mejias-Brean. To make room for Mejias-Brean

PHOENIX -- Cal Quantrill is starting to face some adversity as he nears the completion of his rookie season. The 24-year-old right-hander is confident it won’t last for long. For the second straight start, Quantrill allowed eight runs, and the Padres dropped their series opener Monday afternoon vs. the D-backs,

MLB Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Week honors the best performances in the Minors from the previous seven days. Any player on an organization's Top 30 Prospects list on our Prospect Watch is eligible. With the Minor League season coming to a close, this is the final Prospect Team of

SAN FRANCISCO -- In the past two offseasons, the Padres locked down their infield corners with franchise cornerstones on record-setting contracts. In 2018, they signed Eric Hosmer as their long-term first baseman. This February, they inked Manny Machado at third. Those moves left Ty France, an unheralded 34th-round Draft pick

Most careers don't end on the highest of notes, but the players below were fortunate enough to ride off into the sunset following one last moment of glory. These are the career sendoffs that stand out the most from the past century:

All right, so we’re all still somewhat reeling from how last season’s Hot Stove went. In the end, it was active, but not until the end of the offseason. Will this offseason be any better? There aren’t the huge names we saw last offseason, but there are still plenty of

PHOENIX -- Ronald Bolaños pitched one inning during his start for Double-A Amarillo on Saturday, then came out of the game and was told he wasn’t going to pitch there anymore. That’s because, for the first time, the Padres’ No. 15 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, was heading to the big