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The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team was founded as an expansion franchise in 1969. The Padres play their home games at Petco Park,which has served as the team's ballpark since 2004. The team's name,Spanish for "fathers",refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769. The Padres are owned by the estate of Peter Seidler,who owned the team from 2012 until his death in 2023.
Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr.,nicknamed "Mr. Padre",was an American professional baseball right fielder,who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting Gwynn won eight batting titles in his career,tied for the most in National League (NL) history. He is one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. Gwynn had a .338 career batting average,never hitting below .309 in any full season. He was a 15-time All-Star,recognized for his skills both on offense and defense with seven Silver Slugger Awards and five Gold Glove Awards. Gwynn was the rare player in his era that stayed with a single team his entire career,and he played in the only two World Series appearances in San Diego's franchise history. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007,his first year of eligibility.
Randall Leo Jones,nicknamed "Junkman",is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets. Jones won the Cy Young Award with San Diego in 1976. The Padres retired his No. 35.
Don Orsillo is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres as well as for MLB on TBS. Orsillo was the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was then hired by the Padres to replace broadcaster Dick Enberg upon his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.
Michael Curtis Darr was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played from 1999 through 2001 for the San Diego Padres. He was the son of Mike Darr,Sr.,who pitched in one game for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. Darr batted left-handed but threw right-handed.
Chase Jordan Headley is an American former professional baseball third baseman. A switch-hitter,Headley made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the San Diego Padres in 2007,and also played for the New York Yankees.
The 2001 San Diego Padres season was the 33rd season in franchise history.
The 2003 San Diego Padres season was the 35th season in franchise history. The team was managed by Bruce Bochy,as the team played their final season of home games at Qualcomm Stadium before moving the club to Petco Park the following season.
The 2005 San Diego Padres season was the 37th season for the San Diego Padres. For the first time since 1998,the Padres qualified for the postseason after six straight losing seasons. The 2005 team is noted as having the weakest record among any team to qualify for the postseason,finishing 82–80,tied with the 1973 New York Mets for the fewest wins ever in a non-shortened year since Major League Baseball expanded to a 162-game season in 1961,and the fewest of any team since 1885. The National League West was weak in 2005,with all teams finishing below the .500 mark except for the San Diego Padres,who only finished two games above the .500 mark. The closest team,the Arizona Diamondbacks,were five games back. Three teams in the Eastern Division finished with better records than San Diego but failed to qualify for the playoffs,such as the Philadelphia Phillies,who won 88 games and won all six of their games against the Padres. There had been some speculation that the Padres would be the first team in MLB history to win a division and finish below .500,but their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 30 gave them their 81st victory,guaranteeing a split record. They were swept in three games by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS.
The 2006 San Diego Padres season was the 38th season in franchise history. The Padres captured their second consecutive National League West title,with a record of 88–74,tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers by virtue of winning the season series 13–5 against the Dodgers. The 2006 season also marked the end of Bruce Bochy's tenure as manager of the team,after 24 seasons overall,12 seasons as manager (1995–2006),winning 4 division titles. The Padres were eliminated in the NLDS by the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals,losing 3–1.
The 1984 San Diego Padres season was the 16th season in franchise history. San Diego won the National League (NL) championship and advanced to the World Series,which they lost to the Detroit Tigers four games to one. The Padres were led by manager Dick Williams and third-year player Tony Gwynn,who won the NL batting title and finished third in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award.
The 1972 San Diego Padres season was the fourth season in franchise history.
The 1989 San Diego Padres season was the 21st season in franchise history. The Padres improved on their previous season record of 83–78,and were in contention for the National League West title until the final week of the regular season. However,a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on September 27 ended their postseason hopes. The Padres finished in second place at 89–73,three games behind the San Francisco Giants.
Below are select minor league players of the San Diego Padres organization and the rosters of their minor league affiliates:
Austin Charles Hedges is an American professional baseball catcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2015 and has also played for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Texas Rangers.
Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina Jr.,nicknamed "El Niño" or "Bebo",is a Dominican professional baseball right fielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the son of former MLB player Fernando Tatís Sr.
The Padres Paradise Series was a three-game Major League Baseball regular season series between the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu,Hawaii,on April 19 and 20,1997. These were the first regular-season major league games played in Hawaii. The Padres were the home team for all three games. The Cardinals won the opening two games on April 19,winning the first 1–0 and the second 2–1. The Padres won the third game on April 20 by a score of 8–2. Reported attendances were 37,382 and 40,050.
The Dodgers–Padres rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres,based in the two biggest cities in Southern California. The Dodgers and Padres are both members of the National League (NL) West division. It's occasionally called the I-5 rivalry because Los Angeles and San Diego lie approximately 130 miles apart along Interstate 5.
The 2022 National League Wild Card Series were two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2022 National League Division Series. Both Wild Card Series began on October 7,with Game 2s scheduled for October 8 and Game 3s,if necessary,scheduled for October 9. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series together with ESPN Radio. These matchups were:
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- ↑ Randy Byers, Baseball Almanac. Accessed February 4, 2022.
