The San Diego Padres have been able to stay afloat in the National League standings despite its offense being one of the worst in all of baseball. The Padres are currently the worst hitting team in the league in multiple areas, and it's been a major concern all season long.
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The San Diego Padres have their superstar closer back, as Mason Miller has rejoined the team ahead of their series opener against the Texas Rangers. Miller missed all three games against the St.
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The San Diego Padres' biggest need heading into the trade deadline has to be addressing the lack of offense from this team. So far this season, the Padres have been arguably the worst hitting team in all of MLB, ranking last in multiple categories including team batting average (.218), slugging percentage (.316) and OPS (.652).
The San Diego Padres staved off the sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. They still lost the series, but the offense outscored St. Louis eight runs to seven across the series.
The San Diego Padres have continued to be viewed as a team expected to be very active at the upcoming MLB trade deadline. Padres president of baseball operations A.J.
A.J. Preller has been with the San Diego Padres since 2014, when the organization brought him in to be the next general manager. Since Preller took over the front office, the Padres have become more of a powerhouse in the league.
Over the last few weeks, the San Diego Padres have gone from being toward the top of the National League standings to barely holding onto a wild-card spot.
The San Diego Padres have been without right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta since mid-April, and he is far from happy about it. Though the veteran appears to be on track to return after the All-Star break, he appeared to downplay his progress on his return a flexor strain in his elbow.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill have endured up-and-down seasons at the plate. The San Diego Padres' most recent game showed a glimpse of what the team's offense can look like if both players are swinging hot bats.
The Padres announced they’ve outrighted reliever Ty Adcock after he was designated for assignment over the weekend. San Diego also released starter Marco Gonzales from his minor league contract yesterday, according to the MLB.com transaction log.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each went 3-for-5 with two RBIs as the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.
As the San Diego Padres have been struggling relative to their prior expectations, there is speculation about whether the team is going to make a splash for a certain star player.
The San Diego Padres entered Tuesday searching for answers at the plate, and Manny Machado’s 2026 struggles remain central to the conversation. San Diego’s offense has lacked consistency, while the veteran slugger’s uncharacteristic slump has added pressure to a tense stretch.
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s slump quickly became one of the biggest storylines of the season. In his first 55 games of the year, he was slashing an underwhelming .268/.345/.307 with seven extra-base hits and 17 RBI. What made Tatis’ struggles so perplexing was how consistently he was crushing the baseball.
The Padres announced that outfielder Bryce Johnson has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A El Paso. Johnson has a previous outright and can elect free agency, though the team didn’t provide any indication he’ll do so.
Major League Baseball announced that Padres reliever Ron Marinaccio has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount “for intentionally
San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado is having his roughest MLB season, and it does not sound like he is having a ton of fun. Machado entered play Sunday hitting just .178 with 12 home runs through 67 games this season.
When news broke that Ramon Laureano was likely to miss the rest of the season with a torn labrum in his right hip, it was a major blow to an already thin and struggling lineup. Enter Samad Taylor, who has provided the jolt the San Diego Padres desperately needed. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect.
Continuously proving to be a player for the Baltimore Orioles to keep building around, Gunnar Henderson reached a major career milestone on Friday night.