The San Diego Padres have been picking up the pace recently on offense, although scoring runs hasn’t quite been their strong suit this season. In their
Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr., Gavin Sheets and Austin Hays homered Sunday night as the San Diego Padres won the rubber match of a series between playoff contenders with a 7-2 decision over the visiting Houston Astros.
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Outfielder Austin Hays, 31, has signed a major league contract with the San Diego Padres. Utility man Gage Workman was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to create a roster spot. Hays, a right-handed hitter, has only played in 12 games in the 2026 season.
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The San Diego Padres have been picking up steam since the All-Star Break, going 13-9 since the break and 6-4 in their last 10 games. The team still sits in third place in a crowded National League West division.
Sunday’s game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres is a battle between two starting pitchers who are finally finding their footing in the rotation.
The San Diego Padres are gearing up for a possible return from starting pitcher Joe Musgrove in the coming weeks. Musgrove threw his first rehab start earlier this week, and now he's heading toward another one.
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The San Diego Padres signed free-agent outfielder Austin Hays to a major league contract and will add him to the active roster after he was let go by the Chicago White Sox, multiple outlets reported Sunday.
With the San Diego Padres adding Robbie Ray and other players before last Monday’s trade deadline, the team is not done making moves to hopefully bolster their roster.
The San Diego Padres tried to reshape their starting rotation this offseason through low-value signings. While Walking Buehler has been able to stay in the rotation all year — yielding a 5.07 ERA across 108.1 innings — the other two signings haven't exactly worked out.
San Diego Padres All-Star pitcher Adrian Morejon made his feelings clear to president of baseball operations AJ Preller after staying put following the trade deadline. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Tribune shared that Morejon thanked Preller for not trading him, and then had a message for him.
For San Diego Padres fans, Jackson Merrill at-bats prior to the All-Star break took on a sad sameness. Opposing pitchers would get ahead in the count, then get him to chase a high fastball or an off-speed pitch in the dirt for another strikeout.
The Padres are pausing Nick Pivetta’s rehab assignment pending further evaluation, manager Craig Stammen told reporters (including AJ Cassavell of MLB.com).
The Padres announced that left-hander Robbie Ray has been added to the active roster after being acquired in a trade with the Giants earlier this week.
The San Diego Padres looked like they could get starting pitchers Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove back for the postseason push. Pivetta made a rehab start on Tuesday for the Lake Elsinore Storm, but he exited after just 14 pitches and went to the dugout in frustration.
Just when it looked like the MLB trade deadline was over, the San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers agreed to a buzzer-beater trade that may greatly benefit the Padres' rotation for the remainder of this season.
The Padres are trying to add a left-handed bat in the next two hours. Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports they’ve had discussions with the Twins about Trevor Larnach.
General manager A.J. Preller is no stranger to finding creative ways to improve the San Diego Padres. His latest rumored trade targets would fall under that umbrella.
San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller is generating a great deal of interest on the trade front. However, another reliever may be on the move ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline instead.