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The top Padres Draft pick from every season

January 13, 2026

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

Top 5 position-player seasons in SD history

January 13, 2026

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have seen no shortage of individual brilliance over their five decades as a franchise. A small handful of spectacular seasons stand out. Here's one subjective ranking of the five greatest seasons by a position player in Padres history:

The top 5 seasons for Padres pitchers

January 13, 2026

SAN DIEGO -- For a franchise with multiple Hall of Fame closers, five Cy Young Award winners and an abundance of electric arms, these five seasons stand out as the best pitching seasons in Padres history:

  1. Trevor Hoffman, 1998 Brilliant relievers and brilliant relief seasons have become commonplace in

Padres' Top 5 third basemen: Cassavell's take

January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Padres' Top 5 second basemen: Cassavell's take

January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Padres’ Top 5 first basemen: Cassavell's take

January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

The best baseball players born on Jan. 12

January 12, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 12.

The best Major League debuts in Padres history

December 29, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- From Dave Winfield to Jackson Merrill, Padres history is lined with highly awaited debuts. But what about those debut games themselves? Who turned in the best performance in a big league debut? Here’s a look at the 10 best debut games in Padres history: 1. Jimmy Jones:

Dream debuts: Padres who starred instantly

December 26, 2025

Making a good first impression is never easy -- but these five Padres made it look that way. From a history-making rookie to a handful of big-name trade acquisitions, these are the five best debut seasons in franchise history: 1. Kevin Brown, 1998 Brown’s debut season in San Diego was

Top 6 unforgettable moments at Petco Park

December 26, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- Since opening in 2004, Petco Park has played host to its share of historic and memorable moments. Here's a look at the top five: 1. Jones' WBC robbery March 18, 2017 Petco Park's most memorable moment came while the Padres -- well, most of them anyway --

10 players you forgot were Padres

December 26, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- Baseball legacies are a strange thing. So many players are inextricably linked with one specific team, yet their career paths tell another story. Tony Gwynn may have been a lifelong Padre. But Trevor Hoffman was once a Marlin and a Brewer. Randy Jones was a Met. That

These are the best seasons in Padres history

December 26, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- In 52 seasons, no team in Padres history has lifted the World Series trophy. Whichever Padres team ultimately snaps that drought will ascend to the top of this list. In the meantime, these are the five best seasons in franchise history:

Here are the 5 best games by Friars pitchers

December 26, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- Previously, we took a look at the greatest single-game hitting performances in Padres history. Without further ado, these are the five best games for a San Diego pitcher: 5. Jones' 89-minute masterpiece May 4, 1977 Considering the way baseball is currently played, nearly half a century later,

Here are the best days ever by SD batters

December 26, 2025

No, the five greatest single-game hitting performances in Padres history don't belong exclusively to Tony Gwynn (though you could certainly make a case to include about 15 different Gwynn games on this list). Perhaps surprisingly, Gwynn appears only once -- sandwiched between one of the most impactful playoff performances of

The best baseball players born on Dec. 26

December 26, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Dec. 26:

Padres' 5 biggest Winter Meetings moves 

December 5, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- From “Trader Jack” McKeon to “gunslinger” Kevin Towers to current general manager A.J. Preller, Padres execs have developed quite a reputation for wheeling and dealing. They’ve done some of their most noteworthy business at the Winter Meetings. Here's a look back at the five most impactful Winter

Ranking the top 10 moments in Padres history

November 22, 2025

At the moment, the Padres find themselves in the midst of the franchise’s best run of success in its 56-year history. Nonetheless, their first five decades featured plenty of spectacular moments, too -- from brilliant defensive plays, to singular offensive performances to, well, just about everything Tony Gwynn ever did.

The best baseball players born on Oct. 13

October 13, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 13.

The best baseball players born on Oct. 3

October 3, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 3.

The best baseball players born on Sept. 28

September 28, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 28.

Top moments in Dodgers-Padres rivalry

August 22, 2025

The Dodgers and Padres have shared a division -- and Southern California proximity -- for more than five decades. For most of that time, it's been hard to call this a "rivalry" (whatever that word means, anyway). Lately, you couldn't possibly call it anything else. The Padres and Dodgers have

The best baseball players born on Aug. 14

August 14, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Aug. 14:

The best baseball players born on May 9

May 8, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for May 9.

Padres' no-hitters and close calls

July 25, 2024

It took 52 years, but on April 9, 2021, the Padres, at long last, got their no-hitter courtesy of hometown kid Joe Musgrove. The wait for their second, fortunately, was much shorter -- it only took another three years for another first-year Padre, Dylan Cease, to add another entry to

The best baseball players born on April 21

April 22, 2024

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for April 21: