And then there were four. With the conclusion of pool play in the second-ever DSL Cup on Saturday morning, the road to crowning this year's Dominican Summer League champion has been narrowed to the Padres Gold, Royals Fortuna, Reds and Giants Black squads.

In just his second professional game, Robbie Lavey checked off a pair of milestones -- with one swing. Lavey notched his first hit and home run for High-A Fort Wayne on Friday, just one month after the Padres selected him in the fourth round of the 2026 Draft. The TinCaps,

SAN DIEGO -- In the days following a Trade Deadline, has the Padres' farm system ever looked so … stable? Under general manager A.J. Preller, there’s almost always been some level of major upheaval. He’s traded top prospects by the handfuls at recent Deadlines. It usually leaves MLB Pipeline’s prospect

At times, the smallest dogs bark the loudest. That being the case, it’s almost fitting that Ethan Salas’ first Triple-A home run for the El Paso Chihuahuas squeaked over the fence in the right-field corner. Not gargantuan yet still mighty, its significance extends well beyond its distance. With the long

Ethan Salas is on the move … to a new level of the San Diego farm system. The Padres promoted their top prospect to Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday and he responded by falling just a homer shy of the cycle during the club's 9-7 loss in extra innings to

The Padres announced on Monday that they signed 20 of their 21 picks from the 2026 MLB Draft. The only player San Diego couldn’t sign was right-handed high school pitcher Denton Lord, who was selected in the 17th round. Lord, MLB Pipeline’s No. 80 Draft prospect, is instead honoring his

Bryan Balzer is no stranger to big moves. At 5 years old, he moved from Japan to New Jersey, staying there for three years before circling back to the other side of the globe. After signing with the Padres, he moved from Yokosuka, Japan, to Arizona. His first two pro

MIAMI -- The Padres have signed first-round Draft pick Coleman Borthwick to a $3.8 million signing bonus, MLB Pipeline’s Jonathan Mayo reported on Friday. Borthwick, a right-hander out of South Walton High School in Florida, will forego his commitment to Auburn, inking a bonus slightly under the pick’s projected value

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres stayed true to form, taking a high school pitcher with high upside with their first-round pick on Saturday: right-hander Coleman Borthwick from South Walton High School in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. It’s the 10th straight Draft in which they’ve taken a high schooler in the

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres love high school pitchers with high upside -- and they took another in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday afternoon. With the 21st overall selection, San Diego selected right-hander Coleman Borthwick out of South Walton High School in Florida.

SAN DIEGO -- When it comes to the MLB Draft, the Padres clearly have a type. They’ve taken high school players with their last nine first-round picks. And they’ve taken high school left-handers with four of those picks -- including each of the past two years. They insist that is

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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.

PHILADELPHIA -- Ramón Laureano landed on the 10-day injured list and Jase Bowen was promoted from Triple-A El Paso, as the Padres' outfield got a significant shakeup ahead of their series opener at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night. Laureano was placed on the IL with right hip inflammation, retroactive

Listed at 6-foot-5, 235 pounds as a freshman at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Alex McCoy certainly arrived on campus with the frame of a slugger. But after his first season in 2021 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he hit only one homer in 27 games for