There is a week left until the start of the 2026 Major League Baseball season, and the San Diego Padres have to be one of the more interesting teams in the league.
With the Major League spring camps winding down, the Minor Leagues will take over the training complexes for their respective teams. To begin that transition, MLB is hosting the third annual Spring Breakout Series in the spring facilities of all 30 MLB clubs.
You hate when speculation becomes reality, as San Diego Padres Joe Musgrove will begin the 2026 season on the injured list. Not good news with Opening Day being a week away. The Padres President of Baseball Operations and General Manager, A.J.
Amid the ongoing sale process of the San Diego Padres, it seems that the city government is trying to keep the team from relocating. Any time a team is sold, there is always a chance that the new owner could look to move the franchise elsewhere.
The World Baseball Classic spotlight quickly shifted to the controversy surrounding star closer Mason Miller following Team USA’s championship loss on Tuesday night.
As Spring Training opens for 2026, all 30 teams have high hopes and big questions. These are the storylines to follow for each team heading into Opening Day.
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado sent a message to the fans for the 2026 season. Machado spent the last few weeks competing in the World Baseball Classic, where he represented the Dominican Republic.
The San Diego Padres are getting ready for the start of the 2026 MLB season next week, and final roster decisions are coming along nicely. San Diego has a lot of players to cut from the spring roster as figure out who will make up the squad on Opening Day against the Detroit Tigers.
Over the past several seasons the San Diego Padres’ president of baseball operations, A.J. Preller, has traded from the team’s minor league talent pool to acquire major league players.
Logan Gillaspie entered San Diego Padres camp as more of an afterthought. The right-hander was in camp as a non-roster invite, and was buried behind the depth of arguably the best bullpen in Major League Baseball.
There is a little over a week before the San Diego Padres kick off the 2026 Major League Baseball season at Petco Park against Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers.
The ceiling of the San Diego Padres is a World Series title, a goal that A.J. Preller and the front office have pursued for years. Preller has made numerous splash trades and signings in an effort to bring San Diego its first championship.
The 2026 MLB season is right around the corner, and it is never too early to start thinking about how it might unfold. Seemingly, every year, we have a decent handle on who should contend and who is likely to struggle, which makes looking ahead to the trade deadline inevitable.
In spite losing the final of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, the pitching staff of Team USA did an excellent job. Manager Mark DeRosa managed his options well in the tournament, with Mason Miller as their closer in the bullpen.
Although fireworks aren't a traditional way to celebrate St. Patrick's day, the San Diego Padres didn't seem to get the message. They took down the Seattle Mariners, 9-6, scoring all nine runs from six home runs.
The San Diego Padres became an unexpected part of the postgame narrative following Team USA’s bullpen decision in the World Baseball Classic final. Questions surrounding the choice not to use Mason Miller quickly gained traction after manager Mark DeRosa addressed the situation.
With the news that Joe Musgrove will start the season on the injured list, the San Diego Padres now have two rotation spots available instead of just one. Germán Márquez was lined up to take the fifth spot due to his big-league contract, but now there’s room for one more.
Team USA fell to Venezuela in Tuesday night's World Baseball Classic championship game. Scoring just two runs on a Bryce Harper home run, the Americans fell 3-2 in what was another uninspiring offensive showing.
San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron revealed he will open the season on the injured list. The right-hander spoke to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune about why the Padres are opting to place him on IL for the start of the 2026 season.
The San Diego Padres announced another round of roster cuts on Tuesday, this one involving some spring stars. Left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf and infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor were reassigned to minor league camp, while right-handed pitcher Ty Adcock was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.
Carter Loewen, a right-handed pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization, has suddenly retired from Major League Baseball, according to his MLB.com transactions log.
Walker Buehler looked like the Walker Buehler of old on Monday. Sort of. In his third Cactus League start, Buehler looked like a new version of his former All-Star self, pitching five shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This Tuesday is also championship day for the World Baseball Classic between the United States and Venezuela. Both teams are loaded with talent and coming off impressive runs to the final stage.
The Trade Deadline is a special time of year for San Diego Padres fans. It seems that General Manager A.J. Preller has made it his mission to trade as many players as he can every year.
On Monday, it was announced that starting pitcher Joe Musgrove will likely begin the 2026 season on the injured list. Meanwhile, Walker Buehler turned in five innings of shutout baseball in his spring training start against the San Francisco Giants.
A Padres club already thin on rotation depth delivered some rough news for fans Monday, as manager Craig Stammen revealed that righty Joe Musgrove is expected to open the season on the injured list (video link via 97.3 The Fan).