Each team's biggest trade chip as Deadline nears
You've got to give to get during Trade Deadline season. We've already gone through each team's biggest Deadline need, but what do these clubs have to offer to address that need? With the help of our MLB.com beat reporters, here's a look at each club's biggest trade chip.
Don't look now, but Machado's getting hot. Here's how he's doing it
2026 has been a perplexing year for the Padres’ offense, which sits last in the Majors with 379 runs scored and a .672 OPS. Those startling numbers were punctuated on Tuesday night, when the Padres were without a position player representing them at the Midsummer Classic for the first time
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MLB releases 2027 regular-season schedule
Major League Baseball announced its 2027 regular-season schedule on Thursday. It is slated to begin on Wednesday, March 24, with an Opening Night game streamed live on Netflix. The matchup is to be determined. Traditional Opening Day is set for Thursday, March 25, with 14 games on the schedule. That
Padres taking rare 'open-minded' approach to Trade Deadline
SAN DIEGO -- Nobody knows what the Padres are going to do at the Trade Deadline. Not even A.J. Preller. That’s not how this usually goes. Sure, Preller, the Padres’ longtime general manager, can seem mercurial. He stuns the baseball world regularly during trade season. But generally speaking, Preller typically
Each team's biggest need at this year's Deadline
The All-Star break is in the rearview mirror, which brings the next big date on the baseball calendar into focus. The 2026 Trade Deadline looms on Aug. 3, less than three weeks away. Until then, as rumors swirl, all 30 clubs will be scrambling to figure out how they can
MLB Pipeline's favorite Draft picks -- one for each club
Teams made 613 Draft picks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning with the White Sox taking UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky at No. 1 and finishing with the Dodgers popping Illinois left-hander Zach Bates. We've already provided instant analysis of the first 40 selections and predicted which teams grabbed the most talent.
Latest Padres injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
Miller brings -- what else? -- heat in All-Star Game
In an All-Star Game that celebrated America’s 250th birthday in the city that’s considered the country’s birthplace, it was the American League pitchers who shined. They combined to allow just three hits and no extra-base hits while striking out 15 in a 4-0 shutout at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on
In City of Brotherly Love, AL rides 3-run 1st to win All-Star Game
PHILADELPHIA -- It was a celebration of America. And a celebration for the American League. The 2026 All-Star Game defied the regular-season standings that have been marked by unassertive AL teams. The 4-0 AL win in the 96th staging of the Midsummer Classic was more in keeping with a decades-long
Miller's keys to All-Star first half: Consistency, control and ... less heat?
SAN DIEGO -- Two years ago, a young Mason Miller earned the win for the American League at the All-Star Game. He’d broken onto the scene as a rookie, and it was pretty clear then that he would be back -- probably several times. Sure enough, Miller is headed to
Here are the Padres' 2026 Draft picks
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres stayed true to form, taking a high school pitcher with high upside with their first-round pick on Saturday: right-hander Coleman Borthwick from South Walton High School in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. It’s the 10th straight Draft in which they’ve taken a high schooler in the
'Good team baseball' has Padres back at .500, confident at break
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres played like a .500 team for most of the first half, and wouldn’t you know it … That’s exactly what they are, as they enter the All-Star break. The Padres rallied for a 5-4 victory over Toronto in their first-half finale on Sunday, and they’ll
Preller assesses Padres' 1st half, uncertain Trade Deadline strategy
SAN DIEGO -- About an hour before first pitch on Saturday, Padres general manager A.J. Preller spoke with reporters on a video call from the Petco Park front office.
Padres ballgirl and lifelong fan gets chance to rep SD at All-Star Game
SAN DIEGO -- The first time Genevieve Ortega-Alves made a play at Petco Park, she was 7 years old sitting in the left-field seats during batting practice. She recalls her dad initially being horrified at the attempt -- at least until she cleanly gloved the home run ball on the
Here’s how all 30 teams’ prospects fared in the Futures Game
The 27th MLB All-Star Futures Game is in the books, with the American League beating the National League, 6-1, on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Every year, the Futures Game is filled with big moments created by top prospects from every Major League organization, and this incarnation was
Padres’ top Draft pick Borthwick 'ready to go beat the Dodgers'
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres love high school pitchers with high upside -- and they took another in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday afternoon. With the 21st overall selection, San Diego selected right-hander Coleman Borthwick out of South Walton High School in Florida.
These are the top moments from the 2026 Futures Game
For the first time since 2022, the American League is the MLB All-Star Futures Game winner. Rays catching prospect Nathan Flewelling took home MVP honors on the strength of the game's only home run as the AL came out on top, 6-1, on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Padres' bats break out in much-needed way in wild win over Blue Jays
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres beat the Blue Jays, 8-7, on Saturday night in a game that was equal parts thrilling and, well, ugly.
'It's just frustrating': Missed opportunities doom Padres in opener vs. Blue Jays
SAN DIEGO -- Xander Bogaerts homered, but the Padres dropped the opener of their weekend series against the Blue Jays, 5-3, on Friday night -- ensuring they can’t finish the first half above .500.
Padres sliding in NL playoff picture as struggles to build momentum continue
SAN DIEGO -- Manny Machado homered, but the Padres’ bats otherwise went cold in a 3-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
All-around performance vs. D-backs a sign Padres may be turning a corner
SAN DIEGO -- Would you look at that? The Padres have won two in a row, and are back to .500.