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Padres' Yu Darvish Not Ready to Discuss Whether He'll Return Next Season

A long and disappointing season for Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish came to an end Thursday after he was pulled in the second inning of the Padres' Game 3 loss, which eliminated them from the playoffs.

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Padres Hurler Flames Umpire For Series-Altering Call In Final Days Before ABS

The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) is coming to Major League Baseball in March. But the San Diego Padres needed it five months sooner. On Thursday, the Padres were eliminated from postseason play with their Wild Card Series loss to the Chicago Cubs.

San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / October 3

Padres' Xander Bogaerts Goes Off on Umpire After Missed Call in 9th Inning of Wild Card Loss

San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts slammed the NL Wild Card Series' home plate umpire for Game 3, D.J. Reyburn, after a brutal missed call in the top of the ninth which may have cost the Padres their season.

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Manny Machado got heated with a reporter after season-ending loss

The San Diego Padres were mad at the world after their season came to an end on Thursday night. San Diego lost Game 3 of their NL Wild Card series to the Chicago Cubs by a final score of 3-1, eliminating them from postseason contention.

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Padres’ Mason Miller excited for future despite Wild Card loss

Despite taking the Chicago Cubs to the limit in their NL Wild Card series, the San Diego Padres ultimately fell short. A 3-1 loss in Game 3 to the Cubs means that the offseason is now here in San Diego.

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Padres Named Top Landing Spot for 38-Homer All-Star Heading to Free Agency

Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller listed the San Diego Padres as one of the top landing spots for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who announced he would opt out of the final year of his contract after the Mets missed the postseason.

San Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / October 3

Editorial: The result was disappointing, but at least the Padres had a shot

There is no game like baseball. The season is long and at times arduous and the postseason is short, but painful. As the saying goes, “There can only be one winner.” Only one team, one fanbase, will be happy at the end of the season and that is true in every sport.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / October 3

Padres most to blame for NL Wild Card Series loss to Cubs

It was a forgone conclusion as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres in the NL Wild Card Series. After the Padres lost Game 3 by a score of 3-1, San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

Yu Darvish News / San Diego Padres on SI / October 3

Padres Notes: Season Over, Another Disappointing Exit, Yu Darvish Nightmare Start

The San Diego Padres dropped the final game of their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, dropping out of the postseason in the Wild Card round.

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Padres went after the umpires after loss to Cubs

The San Diego Padres went ballistic on the umpiring crew following the team’s season-ending loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. The Cubs beat the Padres 3-1 in the deciding Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series between the two teams at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill.

Xander Bogaerts News / FirstSportz / October 3

Watch: Padres Dugout Gets into Heated Altercation with Umpires After Controversial Strikeout Call Against Xander Bogaerts in 3-1 Loss to Cubs

The San Diego Padres are going home empty-handed once again. The NL West side lost Game 3 of the Wild Card against the Chicago Cubs and were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Padres slugger Luis Arraez makes big admission about free agency after playoff exit

The San Diego Padres 2025 season ended with a crushing loss to the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series, and the fallout immediately turned toward the future.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / October 2

Padres eliminated 3–1 by the Cubs, with rotation, bullpen, and lineup issues defining the offseason.

Highlights: Dylan Cease and Michael King decisions headline a rotation in flux. The bullpen faces change with Robert Suárez’s opt-out looming. Luis Arraez’s free agency leaves questions about offensive balance.

MLB News / Yardbarker / October 3

Padres-Cubs ninth inning shows why ABS challenge system is needed

Major League Baseball is introducing the Automated Balls-Strikes challenge system (ABS system) next season after growing complaints about the way balls and strikes are called.

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