Now, the Padres must navigate the final 39 games of the regular season with a water-logged ship. They will return to the comfort of Petco Park on Friday, but they also will play 21 of those games ...

This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter and has been updated following Machado's 2,000th hit. To ...

At 33 years old, Díaz is seeking to secure his role behind the plate as the team enters the high-stakes playoff environment. Brandon Lockridge, a 27-year-old outfielder, has been called up from ...

Padres' playoff hopes are slim, but not none, as San Diego looks to add on to seven-game winning streak The Padres are running out of time to flip the 2023 script, but they have hope at the moment ...

As of Wednesday, the Padres sit at 58-51, just 5.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and hold the final wild-card spot. Their recent surge has significantly improved their playoff odds, now ...

San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill, center, and teammates celebrate after Merrill’s walk-off home run against the New York Mets at Petco Park on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 in San Diego, CA.

What's next for Padres? Probably another playoff run in 2025 ... PADRES 2025 SALARIES (COMPETITIVE BALANCE TAX) UNDER CONTRACT. Xander Bogaerts: $25,454,545; Yu Darvish: $18,000,000; ...

Given their dwindling playoff odds — and what would be modest draft-pick compensation for letting Snell and Hader walk into free agency — the Padres aren’t in a position to rule much out.

A Magic Number in baseball parlance is the distance a team is from clinching a spot in the playoffs. Right now the Padres Magic Number is 10. When it reaches zero, they are in the postseason.

San Diego's Fernando Tatis Jr., center, celebrates with teammates after the Padres clinched a playoff spot with a triple play against the Dodgers, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 to take a 2-1 NLDS series lead.