Gavin Sheets homered and Freddy Fermin knocked in three runs as the San Diego Padres tuned up for their National League wild-card series by stopping the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Sunday afternoon.
The San Diego Padres are hosting a playoff series this week. The Padres finished the season as the No. 4 seed in the National League, and will welcome the Chicago Cubs into Petco Park for the wild-card series that begins on Tuesday.
Arizona Diamondbacks (86-75) at San Diego Padres (90-71), September 27, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
An announcement that had been looming for Kirby Yates became official Saturday. The former San Diego Padres All-Star announced his retirement following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, bringing an end to a 12-year major league career that included some of the most dominant relief pitching in Padres history.
The San Diego Padres have clinched the No. 4 seed in the National League. On Tuesday, they'll be playing the Chicago Cubs in the first of potentially three wild-card games at Petco Park.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
After getting stomped by the Arizona Diamondbacks in their series opener on Friday, the San Diego Padres got right back in Game 2. Their offense tagged Arizona for 10 runs, with every player in the lineup reaching base.
Casey Mize’s first season with the San Diego Padres is over, with a lingering ankle injury ending his chances of helping the club in the postseason. The Padres placed Mize on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right ankle sprain and recalled Griffin Canning from the Arizona Complex League.
The Arizona Diamondbacks enter the final game of the regular season against the host San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon with an opportunity to make the playoffs, although Arizona will need help.
Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts homered and the San Diego Padres clinched home-field advantage in the first round of the National League playoffs with a 10-7 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
The Padres have placed right-hander Casey Mize on the 15-day injured list, according to a team announcement. Mize is dealing with a right ankle sprain.
Snakes alive. The Arizona Diamondbacks, who seemingly have been on the verge of elimination from the National League wild-card hunt for a week, haven't been killed yet.
Ethan Salas has already made his first month with the San Diego Padres memorable. Now that San Diego has clinched a postseason berth, the 20-year-old catcher could add a historic feat to his rookie season.
Fernando Tatis Jr. saw an opportunity amid a wild celebration in the San Diego Padres locker room and went for it. As Marty Caswell of Foul Territory interviewed
The San Diego Padres are suddenly looking like a team nobody wants to see in October. San Diego has surged into the top NL Wild Card spot with four games remaining, and at least one MLB executive believes this run isn’t going to end anytime soon.
The San Diego Padres made a bullpen move Thursday, activating reliever Jason Adam from the injured list and optioning right-hander Griffin Canning to the ACL Padres.
In leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday and keeping their postseason hopes alive for one more day, Corbin
The Padres announced they’ve designated reliever Alek Jacob for assignment. That’s the 40-man roster move to open a spot for Jason Adam, who has returned from the 60-day injured list.
The Padres are activating Jason Adam from the 60-day injured list before tonight’s game in Los Angeles, reports Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Griffin Canning is being optioned to open a spot on the pitching staff.
Tatis has made a noteworthy turnaround in his power production following a surprising home-run drought across the first 55 games of the season due to his closed batting stance.
San Diego Padres youngster Ethan Salas stole the show on Saturday exactly like Manny Machado did over a decade ago. Salas came up to the plate as a pinch hitter in a tie game against the Miami Marlins at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif.
In the first half of the season, the San Diego Padres were the most confusing team in all of baseball. Offensively, the team ranked 30th in average (.226), on-base percentage (.302), and runs scored (379). Individually, the team was beyond disappointing.
The San Diego Padres have been one of the bigger spenders in MLB in recent years, but with new owners in the fold, that may not remain the case moving forward.
The San Diego Padres’ bloated payroll situation may lead to one notable casualty this winter. Padres All-Star third baseman Manny Machado could be the team’s odd man out this offseason, Pat Ragazzo of FanSided reported on Tuesday.