Opening Day has finally arrived! Today, the Friar Faithful will flock to Petco Park once more for one of the most exciting days of the baseball calendar. So many promises and expectations await to be fulfilled as the San Diego Padres seek to return to their third consecutive postseason. Many are projecting the Friars to […]
Opening day has finally arrived! The Detroit Tigers open up their 2026 campaign on Thursday afternoon on the West Coast against a National League opponent for the second-straight year. This time around, the Olde English D begin their journey back to the postseason against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Last season, the Motor […]
The anticipation of Opening Day is winding down as the first pitch of the San Diego Padres 2026 season is just hours away. Over many hours and more than 30 Spring Training Games, first-time manager Craig Stammen and the Padres have finalized their roster and are set to take the field against the Detroit Tigers […]
The Detroit Tigers open up their 2026 campaign on Thursday in San Diego against the Padres, and the excitement for the team’s opening day can be felt from Lakeland all the way to the Motor City. AJ Hinch’s roster looks like a beefed-up version of last year’s — one that started hot, bringing the best […]
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Spring Training ended for the San Diego Padres on Monday with a win over the Seattle Mariners, giving them a 15-15 record over their spring schedule. While the starting rotation remains the biggest concern for the organization, no trades or signings took place after games began to address that concern. The Friars will begin the […]
Introduction In previous weeks we looked at the offseason moves of the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants. Today we’ll wrap up our tour of the NL West with a review of the Arizona Diamondbacks offseason, along with my predictions for the 2026 season. 2025 Season Overview/Recap The […]
The National League West sent two teams to the postseason in each of the previous six years. The San Diego Padres accounted for four of those, with the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks making it once each since 2020. This year, the Dodgers are in excellent shape to make the postseason for a 14th […]
Adrian Morejon has proven himself to be one of if not the best left handed reliever in MLB. He might be the closer on a lot of other teams, but for the San Diego Padres and their immense amount of bullpen depth and talent, Morejon is the setup man. Kevin Acee of the San Diego […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring Training has come to a close for the San Diego Padres and the rest of […]
Going into spring of 2026 with less uncertainty than last season, the San Diego Padres still had some questions that needed answering as well as competition for holes that needed filling. As opposed to previous seasons, president of baseball operations A.J. Preller was able to sign multiple players that could fill those roles. None of […]
Going into the 2026 campaign, the San Diego Padres are seeking to stabilize their starting rotation. Joe Musgrove and Griffin Canning will open the season on the injured list, while Yu Darvish’s elbow surgery will cause him to miss the entire 2026 campaign. In the meantime, the Padres will start Nick Pivetta on Opening Day […]
It’s official. Nick Pivetta will start for the San Diego Padres this Thursday. They’ll put up their best fight on Opening Day against fearsome lefty Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers as they seek to return to the postseason for the third year in a row. Pivetta will be the fourth starting pitcher in as […]
The San Diego Padres suffered an 11-1 drubbing at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks in their Cactus League meeting at the Peoria Sports Complex on Sunday. Walker Buehler took the mound for his finals start of spring and looked good through two innings despite allowing a run. He ran into trouble in the third […]
Record: 15-13-1. Change on 2025: -1. 5-inning Record: 11-16-2. The Diamondbacks saved the best for last, punching out their biggest margin of victory in the final Cactus League game. An emphatic 11-1 victory over the Padres was anchored by Gabriel Moreno, who hit two home-runs and doubled, giving him three long-balls for spring. Jorge Barrosa […]
Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves and have 33 players in camp. Optioned to Triple-A Reno: Reassigned to Minor League camp: The first of these is a bit of a surprise. Only yesterday, I was noting how Abner seemed to have the inside track for left-handers job, after the recent meltdowns […]
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, March 22, 2026, 6:10 p.m. PST Watch: None Location: Peoria Sports Complex – Peoria, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
Although the San Diego Padres Prospects lost a 7-5 game against the Chicago Cubs Prospects at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz. on Saturday, there were multiple notable and positive signs to come from the contest. With a farm system currently ranked at or near the bottom according to multiple evaluators, the Padres fielded a team […]
Ty France celebrated the news that he made the Opening Day roster for the San Diego Padres by getting the start at second base when the Padres took on the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Fields of Phoenix on Saturday. San Diego lost the contest 6-1, but France finished his outing with a 1-for-3 performance. […]
The Spring Breakout game may be the most fun game of Spring Training and the Cubs prospects hit four solo home runs to beat the Padres prospects, 7-5 at Sloan Park. Will Sanders started for the Cubs and he was impressive, throwing his fastball at an average 95 miles per hour, which is about 2.5 […]
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Go get ‘em, Colin.
San Diego Padres Prospects at Chicago Cubs Prospects, March 21, 2026, 6:05 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Sloan Park – Mesa, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
Cubs 7, Mariners 1: Colin Rea’s ready
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Mariners and Padres, Saturday 3/21, 8:05 and 8:10 CT
First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Mariners and Padres, Saturday 3/21, 8:05 and 8:10 CT
Cubs vs. Mariners at Peoria and Cubs vs. Padres Spring Breakout game preview, Saturday 3/21
Today’s Seiya Suzuki news: Here Saturday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup at Peoria: Mariners lineup: Cubs Spring Breakout lineup: Padres Spring Breakout lineup: Colin Rea will start for the Cubs at Peoria. Will Sanders will start the Cubs Spring Breakout game. George Kirby will start for the Mariners. Luis Gutierrez will start for the […]