• Guardians To Acquire Pedro Avila

    Guardians To Acquire Pedro Avila
    The Guardians are acquiring right-hander Pedro Avila from the Padres, reports Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase (on X). San Diego had designated Avila for assignment last week.
    Avila has had a tough start to the 2024 campaign. The Venezuelan-born pitcher has allowed eight runs in as many innings over his first four appearances. Avila has fanned nine but issued six walks and tossed three wild pitches. Inconsistent command has been an issue for throughout the 27-year-old’s bi
  • Xander Bogaerts exits game with shoulder injury

    Xander Bogaerts exits game with shoulder injury
    Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This doesn’t look good... Xander Bogaerts has struggled a lot this season and just when he might be turning the corner offensively, he gets hurt. The Padres second baseman couldn’t continue in Atlanta after injuring his left shoulder on a dive.Xander Bogaerts has left the game. That didn't look good pic.twitter.com/RueTOafjFV— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 20, 2024
    Sure, this isn’t Jurickson Profar getting hurt
  • Games #49 and 50: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves

    Games #49 and 50: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A unique wrap around series with a postponement so today are the final two games of the seriesGame 1: San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 20, 2024, 9:20 a.m. PT
    Game 2: San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 20, 2024, 3:20 p.m. PT
    Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Cease starts game one and Logan Gillaspie has been added to
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Yu Darvish makes history in win

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Yu Darvish makes history in win
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, May 20, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsThe new Statcast metric that Luis Arraez dominates (MLB.com)
    Darvish’s scoreless streak rolls on in milestone victory (MLB.com)
    Allow us to explain what makes Arraez a wizard with the bat (MLB.com)
    Everything to know about Statcast’s new bat-tracking data (MLB.com)
    Darvish dominant in 200th win combined in MLB, NPB (MLB.com)
    MLB News
    Ohtani&r
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  • Padres Sign David Peralta To Minor League Deal

    Padres Sign David Peralta To Minor League Deal
    The Padres have signed outfielder David Peralta to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A El Paso, per an announcement from the El Paso Chihuahuas (X link). The move comes just days after Peralta opted out of his previous minor league deal with the Cubs.
    Peralta, 36, is very familiar with the AL West after spending all but 47 games of his 10-year big league career in the division. The veteran made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks at the age of 26 back in 2014 and spent the better pa
  • Padres-Braves postponed

    Padres-Braves postponed
    Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images A double header will be on MondaySan Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 18, 2024, 4:15 p.m. PT
    Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
    Both teams have announced the postponement of tonight’s game to Monday. Below is the schedule for the rest of the series
    Padres and Braves postponed.
    Sunday's game will be played as scheduled (4:10 p.m. PT).
    Split DH on Monday.
    9:20 a.m. PT and 3:20 p.m. PT.— Kevin Acee (@sdutKevinAcee) May 19, 2024Please remember our Game
  • Game #48: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves

    Game #48: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
    Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Saturday night baseball on FOX San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 18, 2024, 4:15 p.m. PT
    Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
    TV: FOX
    Radio: 97.3 The FanPlease remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’t troll in your comments; create conversation rather than destroying it
    Remember Gaslamp Ball is basically a non-profanity site
    Out of respect to broadcast partners who have paid to carry the game, no mentions of “alternative” (read: ill
  • Game #47: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves

    Game #47: San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
    Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images A series between two NL contenders! San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 17, 2024, 4:20 p.m. PT
    Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Manny's out of the four spot for the first time this season pic.twitter.com/UrZZLLrVSI— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 17, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’
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  • Padres Release Matt Festa

    Padres Release Matt Festa
    The Padres released right-hander Matt Festa, who’d been pitching with their Triple-A affiliate in El Paso, per the MiLB.com transaction log.
    Festa, 31, has appeared in parts of four seasons with the Mariners. He inked a minor league deal with San Diego over the winter. The former seventh-round pick sports a career 4.32 ERA and 3.93 SIERA with a strong 25.3% strikeout rate against a less-encouraging 10.9% walk rate. Festa’s time with the M’s was split between the 2018-19 seasons
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres eye bounce back vs. Braves

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres eye bounce back vs. Braves
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, May 17, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsRockies extend MLB’s longest active winning streak, while Padres were ‘fully deserving’ of boos after sweep (CBS Sports)
    May gray: Rockies shut out, sweep Padres, who fall 2 games below .500 (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    Column: The Padres continue to consistently draw fans to Petco Park. It’s about more than winning (Los Angeles
  • Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans aren’t unanimous on who’s the MVP so far

    Padres Reacts Survey Results: Fans aren’t unanimous on who’s the MVP so far
    Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Some good candidates to pick from. Who did you choose? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
    The Gaslamp Ball community was asked earlier this week who they believe was the Padres Most Valuable Player so far this season. The results are here...
    I’m
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill sits vs. Rockies

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Jackson Merrill sits vs. Rockies
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, May 16, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsShohei Ohtani Took Subtle Shot at Padres Home Crowds vs. Dodgers (Sports Illustrated)
    The new Statcast metric that Luis Arraez dominates (MLB.com)
    Luis Arraez excels at squared-up swings (MLB.com)
    Padres’ Joe Musgrove: Tosses bullpen Monday (CBS Sports)
    Padres’ Jackson Merrill: Not in Wednesday’s lineup (CBS Sports)
    Manny Machado
  • Game #46: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies

    Game #46: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
    Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The final game of the home stand for our Padres San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies, May 15, 2024, 1:10 p.m. PT
    Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Jackson Merrill is hitting .546 with a HR in his last three games but is out of the lineup before a day off pic.twitter.com/haukCsIFpg— Talking Friars (@Talking
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Luis Arraez continues hot start

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Luis Arraez continues hot start
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, May 15, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsNew mural of Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove unveiled in Little Italy (FOX 5 San Diego)
    Shohei Ohtani Took Subtle Shot at Padres Home Crowds vs. Dodgers (Sports Illustrated)
    Padres Daily: Wasted walks; doomed from the start; tough ball; still the Manny? (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    Padres’ Adam Mazur: Brought up to AAA (CBS Sports)
    Padres’ Lu
  • Padres Reacts Survey: Who’s been the MVP so far?

    Padres Reacts Survey: Who’s been the MVP so far?
    Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images It’s not any one of the big three... Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in San Diego Padres fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
    There have been some great early performances from certain Padres so this week Gaslamp Ball is asking fans who they think has been the MVP through the team’s first 40+ games. Below a
  • Game #45: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies

    Game #45: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Game 2 vs. Bud Black and the Rockies San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies, May 14, 2024, 6:40 p.m. PT
    Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Facing Cal Quantrill tonight pic.twitter.com/paTpizGhlr— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 14, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’t troll in your comments; c
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Dylan Cease continues great start

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Dylan Cease continues great start
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, July 22, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres notes: Jurickson Profar’s complicated relationship with switch-hitting; Joe Musgrove’s next step (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    Dylan Cease Is Dominating for the Padres, Putting 2023 Concerns Behind Him (Sports Illustrated)
    MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers vs. Phillies for No. 1 Spot, Padres Enter Top 10 (Bleacher Report)
    MLB News
    The 11 hit
  • Game #44: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies

    Game #44: San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Will the Padres capitalize on this opportunity to play a bad team at home? San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies, May 13, 2024, 6:40 p.m. PT
    Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Today's Padres bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/eIFf5anYQb— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 13, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelin
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres win series vs. Dodgers

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres win series vs. Dodgers
    Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Monday, May 13, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsDarvish, Padres stand tall in taking their measure vs. LA (MLB.com)
    A familiar story this season: Padres defeat the Dodgers (LA Times)
    Padres boss A.J. Preller made big moves with Dylan Cease, Luis Arraez, more (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    Sean Burroughs, former Padres first-round pick and LLWS star, dies at 43 (NBC 7 San Diego)
    Sean Burroughs, former M
  • Padres rotation’s historic stretch helps take Dodgers series

    Padres rotation’s historic stretch helps take Dodgers series
    Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The bullpen’s been a little bit shaky but the starters have helped carry the load recently You probably weren’t expecting a Padres rotation without Joe Musgrove to make history in a series against Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and the Dodgers but here we are. The Padres broadcast flashed an amazing stat during San Diego’s rubber match victory over Los Angeles this afternoon.“Padres starters have had 4 consecutive starts allowing 2 or few
  • NL West Notes: Rodriguez, Thomas, Musgrove, Montgomery

    NL West Notes: Rodriguez, Thomas, Musgrove, Montgomery
    The Diamondbacks sent both left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and outfielder Alek Thomas for MRI exams last week, and Torey Lovullo told reporters (per MLB.com’s Injury Tracker) that the results of Rodriguez’s MRI were “very positive,” but that there was no update on Thomas’s status as the club plans to seek second and third opinions on the youngster’s results.
    It’s excellent news for the Diamondbacks that Rodriguez is making his way toward a return, with Lov
  • Game #43: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

    Game #43: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Yu Darvish takes the mound in the series finaleSan Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, May 12, 2024, 1:10 p.m. PT
    Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    No Ohtani in the Dodgers lineup while the Padres have all their starters back in pic.twitter.com/hw6t5e8PXV— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 12, 2024Please remember our G
  • Game #42: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

    Game #42: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
    Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Saturday night rivalry in San Diego! San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, May 11, 2024, 5:40 p.m. PT
    Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Today's bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/KQrOuxiMXx— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 11, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’t troll in your comments;
  • Sean Burroughs Passes Away

    Sean Burroughs Passes Away
    Former big league infielder Sean Burroughs passed away this week at just 43 years of age, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Tragically, the former Little League World Series hero and No. 9 overall draft pick collapsed while coaching his son’s little league game.
    The son of former No. 1 overall draft pick, two-time All-Star, and 1974 American League MVP Jeff Burroughs, Sean clearly had baseball in his DNA. He starred on the mound and at the plate while leading his Long Beach team to con
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres host Dodgers in weekend series

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres host Dodgers in weekend series
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Friday, May 10, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsThe Padres’ Quantity Over Quality Quandary (Pitcher List)
    Padres Daily: Bogaerts talks slump; Manny talks opportunity (San Diego Union-Tribune)
    5 things we’ve learned about the San Diego Padres 25% of the way through the season (NBC 7 San Diego)
    Happening Homestand: Get Ready for a Divisional Duel at Petco Park! (Friar Wire)
    Dodgers-Pad
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres not done after Luis Arraez trade?

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres not done after Luis Arraez trade?
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, May 9, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsLuis Arraez trade grades: Padres come out ahead in deal involving multi-time batting champion (CBS Sports)
    Another Hitter for Their Collection: Padres Acquire Luis Arraez (FanGraphs)
    Why the Padres’ next win-now move could be for another starting pitcher (The Athletic)
    Royals Had Interest In Luis Arraez Prior To Padres Trade (MLB Trade Rumors)
  • Game #40: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

    Game #40: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
    Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The final game of the road trip San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs, May 8, 2024, 11:20 a.m. PT
    Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Bogaerts down to sixth in the lineup pic.twitter.com/wyNnSbkjzM— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 8, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’t troll in your comments; cre
  • MLBTR Podcast: Luis Arráez To San Diego, Other Marlins Trade Candidates And Discussing A Potential Automated Strike Zone

    MLBTR Podcast: Luis Arráez To San Diego, Other Marlins Trade Candidates And Discussing A Potential Automated Strike Zone
    The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Padres acquiring Luis Arráez from the Marlins (0:40)
    Who else the Marlins might trade this summer (7:05)
  • Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Dylan Cease happy to leave White Sox

    Good Morning San Diego: Padres’ Dylan Cease happy to leave White Sox
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, May 8, 2024.San Diego Padres NewsPadres’ Recent Trade Acquisition Sounds Happy To Be Out Of Chicago (Sports Illustrated)
    Dylan Cease — back in Chicago with the Padres — says last year with the White Sox ‘wasn’t enjoyable in really any way’ (America Online)
    Padres-Luis Arráez trade represents another failure of Angels’ horrendous farm
  • Game #39: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

    Game #39: San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Another night game in Chicago for the Padres San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs, May 7, 2024, 4:40 p.m. PT
    Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
    TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch. 305 or 443 and FUBO
    Radio: 97.3 The Fan
    Today's Padres bullpen usage chart pic.twitter.com/UG1nVl9eXu— Talking Friars (@TalkingFriars) May 7, 2024Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.Don’t troll in your comm

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