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ARLINGTON -- Even after an undistinguished road trip, the Padres still consider themselves serious postseason contenders, and they have every right to believe it with a winning record and more than half the season left to play. This upcoming week would be an ideal time to prove it.

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Two National League contenders start a big series on Monday in San Diego. The Braves and Padres will face off at 10:10 p.m. ET/7:10 p.m. PT on Monday at Petco Park, with the game airing on ESPN, which can be watched via the ESPN app.

ARLINGTON -- Padres manager Craig Stammen has shuffled his lineup all season trying to light a fire under his stalled offense, but one guy has stayed put even amid a career-worst season. “I trust Manny Machado,” Stammen said after the Padres’ 6-4 victory over the Rangers in 10 innings on

ARLINGTON -- Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Genius will not. Education will not. “Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent,” former U.S. president Calvin Coolidge once said. Nothing else explains Blake Hunt's winding journey to the bigs.

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Gary Sheffield was signing autographs after speaking at an annual youth baseball fundraiser in Greeley, Colo., this past January. Sheffield’s connection to Greeley is a deep one -- his former manager with the Padres in 1992, Greg Riddoch, hails from the Northern Colorado city and the two have remained close

ARLINGTON -- For the second game in a row, the Padres put a plethora of runs on the board. But the offensive outburst wasn't enough to help them avoid a 9-7 defeat in the series opener on Friday night at Globe Life Field. The evening was not a total waste,

Slowly, Fernando Tatis Jr. is starting to look like himself again. It’s not just because he literally looks like his old self in the batter’s box -- though we’ll get to that in a moment. Really, it’s that Tatis is hitting. That’s what matters. Since May 18, Tatis has a

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Padres right-hander Matt Waldron completed three innings of one-run ball in his second rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Friday night. He has been on the IL since May 15 with a right brachialis muscle injury.

It's the calm before the storm with the Draft, which is 23 days away. There were so many upsets in the NCAA Tournament that many top college talents' seasons ended earlier than expected. It's possible that only one first-rounder played in the Men's College World Series, and Alabama shortstop Justin

ST. LOUIS -- Early offense can go a long way toward putting a team in position to take advantage of a few mistakes. Padres hitters combined to go 0-for-24 in the first four innings on Monday and Tuesday night, so a first-inning run Wednesday afternoon came as a breath of

It’s moving season in the Minor Leagues. It’s around this time of the season that sample sizes are big enough and organizations can recognize without much doubt which of their prospects deserve new challenges at higher levels, like the Nationals did last week with Eli Willits’ move to High-A at

ST. LOUIS -- After Monday night’s series-opening loss to the Cardinals, Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets noted the disappointment in not forcing the offensive issue with a few more at-bats that might’ve forced some of the St. Louis relievers into the game. “Maybe get in the bullpen, at least make

ST. LOUIS -- The Padres open a three-game set at Busch Stadium on Monday evening without their all-world closer, as RHP Mason Miller was placed on the bereavement/family medical leave list. That designation will leave him off the roster for a minimum of 72 hours, taking him out of play

ST. LOUIS -- The Padres did not make history at Busch Stadium on Monday night, but that is relatively small comfort in the face of struggling to get any traction offensively at all against a frequent foe. Dustin May carried a perfect game into the seventh inning that was broken

Padres reliever Ron Marinaccio received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Gunnar Henderson of the Orioles with a pitch during the bottom of the ninth inning of Saturday’s game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Major League Baseball announced Monday. Michael Hill, MLB’s Senior Vice President

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Selected in the third round of the 2025 Draft, Ryan Wideman was a strong and fast defender with questions about how his swing would play in professional baseball. After hitting just .229 in 26 games during his debut last year and making some adjustments, Wideman is opening eyes in 2026.

BALTIMORE -- Backup catcher Rodolfo Durán blasted a Statcast-projected 432-foot homer to left-center field and Walker Buehler and four relievers dodged several threats to lead the Padres to a 5-2 win over the Orioles on Sunday. The Padres have won four of their last six to post back-to-back series victories,