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Padres Get Major Jason Adam Update as Return Looms

The San Diego Padres have just 13 games to go in the regular season and currently sit with a 2.5-game advantage for the final wild-card spot in the National League.

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Padres hold on for narrow sweep over Giants

It was a nail biter, but the San Diego Padres came away from it with a seven-game win streak and back-to-back sweeps for the third time this season. It was a great game to cap off the sweep.

San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / September 14

Red-Hot Padres Announce Starting Pitchers for Huge 4-Game Series vs Rockies

The San Diego Padres are among the hottest teams in Major League Baseball as they enter the penultimate week of the regular season. The Padres just swept the San Francisco Giants and have won seven games in a row.

Ty France News / Field Level Media / September 14

Padres activate 1B Ty France for playoff stretch drive

The San Diego Padres reinstated first baseman Ty France from the paternity list and optioned second baseman Mason McCoy to Triple-A El Paso in advance of Monday's game at Colorado.

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How many of the 30 MLB players with at least 70 hits in their postseason career can you name in five minutes?

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Ramon Laureano News / San Diego Padres on SI / September 14

Padres' Injured 24-Home Run Slugger Not Ruling Out Miraculous Postseason Return

Ahead of the 2025 trade deadline, the San Diego Padres brought in Ramon Laureano — a .290 hitter from the Baltimore Orioles who finished the season with 24 home runs — to address an inconsistent offense at the time of the deal.

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / September 14

Padres Notes: SD Linked to Yankees Star, Ethan Salas Breaks Through, Michael King to Opt Out?

The San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, on Sunday and improved to 81-68 on the year with their seventh consecutive win and second series sweep in a row.

Casey Mize News / Field Level Media / September 14

Surging Padres turn to Casey Mize in opener vs. skidding Rockies

The San Diego Padres were scuffling recently while losing eight of 11 games and falling out of the final wild-card spot in the National League. Two series sweeps later, the Padres are battling for the top berth in the race with two weeks left in the regular season.

Xander Bogaerts News / Gaslamp Ball / September 14

Xander Bogaerts can be better than this

During his time as the control partner of the San Diego Padres, the late Peter Seidler was aggressive with spending money to build a core of players for the team he loved.

Manny Machado News / Field Level Media / September 13

Manny Machado homers as Padres finish off weekend sweep of Giants

Manny Machado homered, Fernando Tatis Jr. accumulated three hits, two runs and two RBIs, and the visiting San Diego Padres completed a three-game sweep of San Francisco with a 6-4 victory Sunday night to cap a day on which the Giants announced Rafael Devers would be lost for the season.

MLB News / Yardbarker / September 13

Padres' Ethan Salas makes history with triple as first MLB hit

Enjoying a September call-up during a playoff race, Ethan Salas was struggling at the plate and had yet to record a hit until Sunday night.

Anthony Volpe makes history in return for Yankees' rout

Elly De La Cruz sets personal high with home run vs. Dodgers

Astros' Jose Altuve joins elite MLB club with hit No. 2,500

Nationals bullpen makes unwanted history with latest meltdown

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Michael King News / San Diego Padres on SI / September 13

Padres Star Michael King's Opt-Out Decision is Obvious, Says Insider

The San Diego Padres will be in the market for starting pitching this winter. The Padres will need more depth in that department, largely because they could lose Michael King in free agency. King is set to potentially be a free agent this winter, despite signing a three-year, $75 million contract with the Padres last offseason.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Nick Pivetta News / Field Level Media / September 13

Nick Pivetta, streaking Padres eager to take down Giants

The San Diego Padres hope right-hander Nick Pivetta can give their overworked bullpen a bit of a break when the team goes for a series sweep of the host San Francisco Giants on Sunday night.

MLB News / Field Level Media / September 12

Padres pick up sixth straight win, beat Giants

Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit home runs, Michael King overcame a shaky start to complete seven innings, and the visiting San Diego Padres overtook the San Francisco Giants for a sixth consecutive win, 7-6 on Saturday afternoon.

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MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 12

Why Padres will clinch final NL Wild Card spot over Diamondbacks

The National League Wild Card race enters Saturday with a half-game gap between its final two serious contenders. The San Diego Padres stand at 79-68 and occupy the third Wild Card position.

MLB News / Just Baseball / September 11

Padres and D-backs Are Lined Up for a Psuedo Play-In Series

The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks may be giving fans a preview of October baseball. The two clubs have been competing for the final NL Wild Card spot, and as fate would have it, they will face each other in their final series of the regular season.

Michael King News / Viral Sports News / September 10

San Diego Padres Receive Tough Update on $75 Million Star

The San Diego Padres spent last winter locking Michael King into a three-year, $75 million contract that was supposed to give the rotation a measure of certainty.

San Diego Padres News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 10

Padres pitcher gets big injury update as playoff push continues

The San Diego Padres could be getting an important piece of their bullpen back at exactly the right time. Right-handed reliever Jason Adam continues to make progress from the right shoulder strain that has kept him on the injured list since the beginning of July.

San Diego Padres News / Athlon Sports / September 10

Craig Stammen Admits Walker Buehler Mistake After Padres Win

Craig Stammen admitted an awkward mistake involving Walker Buehler during the San Diego Padres’ 9-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The Padres manager went to the mound in the third inning intending to remove Buehler, but the veteran right-hander convinced him to stay in the game.

San Diego Padres News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 9