SAN DIEGO -- When the Miguel Andujar signing becomes official, the Padres’ offense will be just about complete. The veteran right-handed hitter is precisely the type of bat that San Diego had been looking for this winter. And although there are still big questions in the rotation -- and there’s

Twenty years ago, the first World Baseball Classic in history began, forever reshaping the global game. Plenty of superstars and future Hall of Famers took the field that year, with Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltrán (the latter two being elected to the Hall of Fame

Here are the players in every Major League organization that have been included on the rosters for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Frosty weather may be gripping much of the nation, but Spring Training is right around the corner. Players start officially reporting to camps next week and the exhibition schedule kicks off with seven games on Feb. 20. To further whet your appetite, we're going to highlight an interesting prospect from

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres appear to have rounded out their offense, agreeing to a one-year deal with veteran righty bat Miguel Andujar on Tuesday, sources told MLB.com. The club has not yet confirmed the deal, which is worth $4 million, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Additionally, Andujar can receive up

SAN DIEGO -- If anyone should know the value of a non-roster invite, it’s Craig Stammen. In 2017, Stammen earned a non-roster invitation to Padres Spring Training, coming off elbow surgery and a season in the Minors. He made the team that spring -- then spent seven seasons with the

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with the latest Padres injury news and transactions.

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The long offseason gives players plenty of time to heal up and prepare for the following season. That's especially important for players who were hurt for large chunks of the previous campaign. Sidelined prospects can lose valuable time to develop and prove themselves. Sometimes there are lingering issues, but often

Fernando Tatis Jr. is an excellent Major League player. No one is doubting that. Entering his age-27 season, Tatis owns a career 137 wRC+, 5.4 fWAR per 600 plate appearances, two Gold Gloves and a pair of Silver Sluggers. Few players in MLB history possess such a resume through their

SAN DIEGO -- With fewer than two weeks before Padres pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, the Friar Faithful packed Petco Park Saturday for a sneak peak of what’s to come this year. On the final day of January, the Padres held their 2026 FanFest, which featured plenty of

The Padres made another addition to their tenuous starting pitching depth by agreeing to a Minor League deal with veteran left-hander Marco Gonzales on Thursday, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed the deal, which includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training and will be worth

Before every season, we like to peruse the various player projections for stat lines that stand out. Let's take a look at some of the most interesting ones for 2026, using the Steamer projections hosted at FanGraphs -- one of the chief baseball projection systems. Obviously, players like Aaron Judge

MLB Network recently completed the annual reveal of its Top 100 Players Right Now list. Surprise, surprise: Shohei Ohtani was at the top. Ohtani has ranked No. 1 in four of the past five seasons, dropping to No. 4 in 2024, when rehab from elbow surgery turned him from two-way

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MLB Pipeline released its Top 100 Prospects list on Friday, putting the spotlight on many of the future stars of baseball. Of course, one of the limits of a Top 100 is having that exact number of players on the list. Many talented players nearly landed in the rankings and

While Yu Darvish said he is "leaning towards" voiding his current contract with the Padres, both he and his agent refuted a report on Saturday that indicated the Japanese right-hander is retiring from baseball. Darvish, 39, has three years and $46 million remaining on the six-year extension he signed with

A Top 100 list is never enough. Every year after we release a Top 100 prospect ranking -- as MLB Pipeline did last Friday -- we always get the simple two-word question from the public: who’s next? Let’s get you started on who could crack future editions of the Top

SAN DIEGO -- The number 35 has been retired by the Padres for nearly three decades to honor the baseball career of Randy Jones, the franchise’s first homegrown star and a lasting icon. That same number will be back on Padres uniforms this year to honor his legacy and humanity.

The MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list is out for another season, and the 2026 edition – released Friday night – is topped by shortstops Konnor Griffin (Pirates), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) and Jesús Made (Brewers). Twenty-nine of the 30 Major League farm systems have at least one representative on the

SAN DIEGO -- Padres history is filled with elite closers. Three are Hall of Famers. Another won a Cy Young. A dozen were All-Stars. There were great closers on great teams -- and great closers on bad teams. The one constant in San Diego, through decades of ups and downs,

Could a golden era of shortstops be dawning? Konnor Griffin (Pirates) has the best tools in the Minors and is MLB Pipeline's reigning Hitting Prospect of the Year. Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) is the best pure hitting prospect in the game, with JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) right behind. Jesús Made (Brewers) and

The Top 100 Players Right Now have been revealed by MLB Network, with the conclusion airing Thursday night. This year, all 30 teams were represented on the Top 100, which starts with a global, two-way phenom and ends with a pitcher who signed a big contract with a new team