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Padres get sloppy in loss to Cubs
During their season-opening 7-game winning streak, the Padres played extremely clean baseball, committing just one error while their pitchers issued a respectable 21 walks in 63.0 innings. Getting away from Petco Park, however, has led to a little big of sloppiness. In two games at Wrigley Field, the Friars have already committed three errors while walking 15 in 16.0 innings….
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San Diego Padres perfect start ends at Wrigley Field against Chicago Cubs
The San Diego Padres suffered their first loss of the 2025 season with a 3-1 setback at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon.
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Demand for torpedo bats is booming for batmakers
After the new design erupted into the public’s attention last weekend, there was an instant surge of interest.
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On Friar Podcast — Padres perfect week, Merrill money madness, and torpedo bats explained
Dissecting what’s fueling San Diego’s 7-0 start Winning your first two series of the season is fantastic. SWEEPING your first two series of the season? That’s historic. The Padres did just that, starting the season 7-0 for the first time in franchise history. They have 30-somethings stealing bases and an ace that’s starting to strategize like Greg Maddux (no,...
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City to spend $22.5M to fix Tropicana Field roof, aiming for Rays return in 2026
The roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg was shredded by Hurricane Milton last year, forcing the Rays to play the 2025 season elsewhere.
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MLB's average salary tops $5 million for first time, AP study shows
Busy offseasons for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers helped increase the average salary for players across MLB in 2025.
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Physics teacher explains how the Yankees' ‘torpedo bats' actually work
What’s the science behind the torpedo bat? A physics teacher breaks it down.
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What's a torpedo bat? The history of the Yankees' controversial new baseball bats
Many of the Yankees used torpedo bats while posting historic numbers this weekend. Here’s how the team started using the oddly-shaped bats and why they’re legal.
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Former San Diego Padre Jurickson Profar gets 80-game ban for PED violation
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use.
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Vasquez proves his worth as Padres shut out Braves
Even if Yu Darvish had not been forced to the Injured List with an elbow issue, Randy Vasquez might have been the 5th man in the Padres starting rotation. As it worked out, Randy took Yu’s spot as the #3 starter. Most people took it as a test of San Diego’s starting pitching depth. Vasquez took it as a...
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Cronenworth's blast sends Padres to 2nd straight win over Braves
San Diego wins another close game against a National League heavyweight.
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On Friar Podcast: Sheets Sparks Padres, Opening Day Win Comes in Familiar Fashion
It was far from a perfect performance, and that’s what made it an impressive win.
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How Yankees' Austin Wells made MLB history with Opening Day home run
New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells set a Major League Baseball record on Opening Day at home vs. the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Padres CEO talks about Opening Day and renovations to Petco Park
NBC 7’s Derek Togerson is with Padres CEO as he talks about the new renovations at Petco Park for the 2025 season.
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Alex Rodriguez on Yankee beards, Juan Soto and who will be in 2025 World Series
MLB legend Alex Rodriguez talks about the Yankees having beards and what advice he has for Juan Soto before making a surprising World Series pick.
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A-Rod predicts this team will hit 100 wins, make World Series run
World series champion and former Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez shares bold predictions and advice for Juan Soto ahead of the 2025 MLB Season.
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Padres fans gear up for Opening Day game against the Atlanta Braves
The buzz for Opening Day at Petco Park has been growing all day long. Fans are ready and so are nearby businesses. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming reports.
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Is another playoff run in store for the Padres? Predictions for 2025 season
By the end of the 2024 baseball season, it was easy to make the argument — and you probably wouldn’t get a whole lot of pushback for doing so — that there were two teams capable of winning the World Series: 1) The Dodgers, who did so without much of a challenge from the Yankees. And, 2) the Padres, who…
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MLB Opening Day 2025: Here's everything you missed during the offseason
Here’s a deep dive into everything that happened over the MLB offseason, plus some predictions for the 2025 season.
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World Series champion Dodgers to visit White House next month
In World Series tradition, the Los Angeles Dodgers have accepted their invitation to visit President Donald Trump and White House next month on April 7. In a social media post Tuesday the team wrote it “look[s] forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title.” Select players and personnel will visit Capitol Hill the following day on April 8....