Left-hander Jay Groome and right-hander Nate Webb have signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the independent American Association. The league itself announced the Groome transaction this week while the Monarchs announced the Webb deal.
The San Diego Padres are in the process of being sold for the first time since 2012 when the Seidler/O'Malley families and Ron Fowler purchased the club for $800 million from John Moores.
The San Diego Padres have been named one of the top landing spots for one of the Boston Red Sox outfielders seemingly on the trade block this season in Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran.
As the San Diego Padres prepare for the upcoming 2026 season, the team is looking toward the past failures to help motivate them. San Diego has fallen short in the postseason each year with this current core, but there seems to be more belief in the group this time around.
When the San Diego Padres signed Nick Castellanos in mid-February, it came with the assumption that he'd be on the team's Opening Day roster. Castellanos, 34, was released by the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing the Padres to sign an All-Star-caliber player for the league minimum.
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.
The San Diego Padres had an off-day on Wednesday, and will continue their Cactus League play on Thursday night against the Kansas City Royals. While the Padres had a much needed day off, there's still plenty of news surrounding the team with Opening Day just two weeks away.
The San Diego Padres need to slow-play starter Joe Musgrove at the beginning of the 2026 season. Coming off Tommy John surgery in October of 2024, Musgrove is a month shy of 18 months post-surgery.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has managed to produce the bat flip of the year … even before the start of the MLB season. The San Diego Padres star Tatis was suited up for his native Dominican Republic during Wednesday’s World Baseball Classic game against Venezuela in Pool D play.
When Craig Stammen was announced as the new manager of the San Diego Padres, the Friar Faithful were obviously concerned about the first-time skipper. He had never managed at the major-league (or any) level.
The San Diego Padres have been known for one thing over the last few years. Whether the offense is “Slam Diego” or in a historical rut, whether the starting rotation is elite or strung together with Scotch tape, the bullpen is elite.
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.
Major League Baseball has implemented an Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System in 2026, allowing players to challenge balls and strikes calls for the first time in the sport's history.
Former San Diego Padres top prospect Jay Groome is back in professional baseball after signing with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.
San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Walker Buehler had an unusual comparison for his fastball after his most recent Cactus League start on Tuesday. The right-hander is trying to make his way into the Padres' Opening Day rotation, and has been using a wide array of pitches early in spring training.
After the San Diego Padres exited the 2025 postseason in a heartbreaking loss to the Chicago Cubs, the immediate worry for the club was the starting rotation.
The San Diego Padres are coming off a 2025 season in which they orchestrated one of the most aggressive trade deadlines in MLB history. Could they do it again in 2026?
San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove doesn't know when he'll be ready to pitch next, which is bad news for a team that has major question marks in their starting rotation.
The San Diego Padres have some difficult decisions to make over the next two weeks as they finalize their Opening Day roster. A few players are attempting to make those decisions even harder.
San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Logan Gillaspie is inserting himself into the Opening Day roster conversation. He's already caught the eye of Padres manager Craig Stammen, who heaped high praise on the reliever.
It is no secret that the San Diego Padres’ biggest strength is their bullpen. Headlined by the best closer in the league, Mason Miller, opposing teams also have to deal with Adrián Morejón, Jason Adam, Jeremiah Estrada, and David Morgan. But there is another name in the organization that many may not know about.
About this time last year, a non-roster invitee by the name of Gavin Sheets impressed the San Diego Padres with his feats of power. In a four-game stretch during Spring Training 2025, Sheets hit five home runs.
Padres right-hander Bryan Hoeing may undergo some kind of elbow surgery. Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the righty is rehabbing while he makes a decision about whether or not to go under the knife.
Fernando Tatis Jr. clubbed a grand slam and Oneil Cruz also homered as the Dominican Republic sailed to a 10-1 win over Israel in World Baseball Classic Pool D play on Monday in Miami.
The San Diego Padres signed veteran slugger Nick Castellanos after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. Castellanos is currently participating in spring training, where he is hoping to earn a spot on the 2026 Opening Day roster.
The San Diego Padres suffered heartbreak in the playoffs yet again last year, despite another strong regular-season campaign. The team is making a fresh start in 2026 with Craig Stammen taking over from Mike Shildt as the new manager of the team.
San Diego Padresthird basemanManny Machado has had a fantastic professional career in Major League Baseball. Through 14 years in the majors, Machado has a slash line of .279/.338/.486 with an OPS of .824.