Fernando Tatis Jr. did something unforgettable on the final day of September in 2021. He launched a baseball 467 feet into the dry California air, the ball disappearing beyond the left-field pavilion at Dodger Stadium, as if it had somewhere better to be.
The San Diego Padres lost to the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, on Friday night in their series opener. Before the game, the Padres received their suspensions from Thursday's fight with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On Thursday, things got heated between division rivals, the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Robert Suarez, the Padres pitcher who hit Shohei Ohtani by the pitch, was handed a 3-game suspension by MLB.
Notes on Padres Week 12 A lot of the news is bad. The Padres played to a 2-5 record over the past seven days and currently stand at 40-35. They are in third place in the NL West, six games behind the Dodgers and 1.5 games behind the Giants.
San Diego comes up short despite outhitting Kansas City Manny Machado hit a leadoff ninth inning opposite field home run to pull the San Diego Padres within a run of the Kansas City Royals, but the visiting team was able to hold on for a 6-5 win at Petco Park, Friday.
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts appears to have turned things around at the plate after a rocky first half of the season, ending a division rivalry series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with five straight hits, including two big moments.
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Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Robert Suarez for three games Friday, while Padres manager Mike Shildt and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received one-game suspensions following the conclusion of a feisty four-game series between the teams this week.
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. will be in the lineup for the series opener against the Kansas City Royals Friday. “The candle worked," manager Mike Shildt said.
The San Diego Padres need to turn things around quick. After a hot start to the season where they stayed within arms reach of the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres have lost three consecutive series in a row — two of which were against the Dodgers — and have fallen five games back in the NL West.
MLB on Friday announced the punishments that are being doled out to the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres for Thursday’s fight between the teams.
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt was the first one out of the dugout after Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Little plunked All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
When the same batter gets hit three times by a rivalry team across 10 games, it is hard not to question if any of those pitches were intentional. That's the case with two-time All-Star outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. After reliever Jack Little hit Tatis Jr.
The San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, on Thursday evening in the finale of an extremely tense four-game set. After the Friars were leading 5-0 in the ninth inning, superstar Fernando Tatis Jr.
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. had a clear message for the Los Angeles Dodgers after he was hit by a pitch for the third time in the last nine days by the National League West rival.
Yu Darvish has started more major league games — 288 — than all but one pitcher from his native Japan. He's 38 years old and under contract to the Padres for another three and a half seasons, so both he and the team would love him to add to his career totals.
The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have faced off seven times over the last 10 days, and while tensions have simmered throughout, tempers finally boiled over on Thursday night.
Tension was in the air between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers as stars Fernando Tatis Jr. and Shohei Ohtani were hit by pitches, with each team feeling it was intentional.
Xander Bogaerts had a second-inning home run among his four hits and the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 5-3 victory Thursday over the Los Angeles Dodgers to avoid a four-game sweep in a series where tempers reached a boiling point.
One of the reasons why four NL West teams have postseason aspirations is strong starting pitching. With that in mind, let's take a look at the five best current starters in the division.
The San Diego Padres are battling through a slump, but they are having a good season, currently holding a wildcard spot. With Fernando Tatis, Manny Machado, and Dylan Cease almost guaranteed to make the 2025 All-Star team, others also deserve consideration.
The Padres have been without right-hander Michael King for nearly a month now due to a pinched nerve in his shoulder, and it doesn’t sound as though he’ll be rejoining the team anytime soon.
After making three strong starts in succession, San Diego Padres rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert will get the biggest test of his young career when he pitches on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.
Shohei Ohtani finally returned to the mound on Monday night and the San Diego Padres were ready for him. But that doesn't mean that the reigning National League Most Valuable Player was disappointing in his return.