The San Diego Padres entered 2026 lacking depth in their starting rotation, but that could be fixed by signing a familiar face. Nestor Cortes remains an available free agent and he would fit into what appears to be president of baseball operations A.J.
It would be hard to start a homestand in a more dramatic fashion than the San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts did Thursday night. The veteran shortstop hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Padres to a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of the teams' four-game series.
The San Diego Padres walked off the Colorado Rockies, 7-3, on Thursday night in a thrilling 12-inning victory. After a Fernando Tatis Jr. sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the 12th inning and back-to-back intentional walks to load up the bases, Xander Bogaerts launched a towering walk-off grand slam that left his bat at 108.3 mph.
Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.
Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3.
The San Diego Padres played their first extra-innings game of the 2026 season and the first under new manager Craig Stammen. It took 12 innings for the Padres to top the Colorado Rockies in their series opener at Petco Park on Thursday night, giving them and Stammen the win.
The San Diego Padres have their first walk-off win of the 2026 season — and it came in grand fashion. The Padres beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-3, on Thursday in the 12th inning on a walk-off grand slam by Xander Bogaerts.
San Diego Padres star Nick Castellanos doesn't want the rest of the league to underestimate his team's lineup. The Padres offense got off to a slow start in 2026.
Colorado Rockies (6-6) at San Diego Padres (6-6), April 9, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.
The San Diego Padres appear to be on the verge of getting right-handed reliever Jason Adam back. Adam, who opened the season on the injured list as he continues his recovery from the ruptured quad tendon he suffered last September, rejoined the team in San Diego ahead of their series opener against the Colorado Rockies.
The San Diego Padres released a 25-year-old outfielder who retired last year only three games into his comeback attempt. The Double-A San Antonio Missions announced the Padres released Joshua Mears from his minor league contract on Thursday.
The Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas got a head start on all the other San Diego Padres minor league affiliates, playing their first game the day after the parent club.
The San Diego Padres are back home at Petco Park as they welcome the Colorado Rockies into town for a four-game series beginning Thursday. Both teams are looking to get above .500 for the first time this season — and one of them will, as they each enter Thursday's series opener at 6-6.
Location, Location, Location. Location remains the golden rule of real estate, directly driving a property’s market value. The same holds for major league pitchers who master their location effectively by controlling the game’s tempo.
The San Diego Padres are returning to Petco Park today after a wonderful stretch for the Friars on the road. After starting off the season 2-4, they won both away series and are coming back to San Diego sitting at .500.
The San Diego Padres entered the 2026 season with the thought that the starting rotation would be a major weakness, and nothing early on has suggested otherwise.
The San Diego Padres unveiled their City Connect jerseys for the 2026 season. Nike released a statement on social media regarding the new threads in San Diego: "Two Cultures.
San Diego Padres All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove opened the season on the injured list after suffering a setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery this spring.
The San Diego Padres got back into the win column in a major way on Wednesday afternoon as they took down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-2, and improved to 6-6 on the year with the rubber match victory.
If the first two weeks of the season have proved anything, it's that no pitcher is harder to hit than San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller. With another scoreless inning to end San Diego's 8-2 win in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Miller has 25 straight scoreless regular-season outings.
The San Diego Padres issued a heartfelt tribute following the passing of Davey Lopes, honoring a revered coach whose influence spanned generations across the game.
The San Diego Padres went into this season with some major question marks in their rotation. They had a possibly formidable 1-2 punch in Nick Pivetta and Michael King, but not much depth behind that.
Mason Miller had another strong outing for the San Diego Padres, as the club’s star closer finished with two strikeouts in one inning en route to the team’s 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Coming off a tough 7–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Diego Padres are aiming to bounce back in their next matchup. As part of that effort, the team is making adjustments to its starting lineup in hopes of sparking more consistent offense early in the season.
The Padres have been without veteran right-hander Jason Adam so far this season as he works his way back from last year’s quadriceps surgery. While that