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The San Diego Padres have outrighted utilityman Edgar Gonzalez to Triple-A Portland, moving him off the 40-man roster. More>>
Jed Hoyer, the assistant general manager for the Boston Red Sox, was named as the San Diego Padres new general manager Monday. More>>
The Associated Press is reporting that the San Diego Padres have hired Jed Hoyer as their new general manager. More>>
Randy Ready, who remains a candidate to become manager of the Houston Astros, is one of six coaches agreeing to contracts to return to the San Diego Padres' staff. More>>
Kim Ng interviewed for the San Diego Padres' vacant general manager's job on Saturday, giving her another chance to become the first female GM in major league history. More>>
The Padres have outrighted right-hander Josh Geer, outfielder Drew Macias, infielder Luis Rodriguez and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to Triple-A Portland. More>>
Former Padres second baseman Marcus Giles is facing a domestic battery charge after El Cajon police say he attacked his wife at their El Cajon home. More>>
The Oakland A's have squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to become the next general manager of the San Diego Padres. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff of the San Diego Padres is willing to accommodate the Hall of Fame, to a point. More>>
Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3, 10-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. More>>
Clayton Richard stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West title, throwing seven sharp innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 victory on Wednesday night. More>>
Tony Gwynn Jr. homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run as the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night, keeping the Dodgers from clinching their second straight NL West title. More>>
Will Venable homered and tied a career high by driving in four runs in the San Diego Padres' 6-3 win over Colorado on Wednesday night that snapped the Rockies' eight-game home winning streak. More>>
Brad Hawpe homered for the first time since Aug. 29 and the Colorado Rockies beat San Diego 11-10 on Tuesday night despite a rare rough outing from lefty Jorge De La Rosa and a four-run ninth-inning rally by the Padres. More>>
Everth Cabrera's game-ending single in the bottom of 10th inning gave the San Diego Padres a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. More>>
Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Heath Bell, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. More>>
Adrian Gonzalez hit his career-high 37th homer and drove in three runs, helping the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 Wednesday. More>>
Juan Uribe homered twice, tripled and drove in five runs as Brad Penny dazzled again to win his home debut to lead the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Monday. More>>
Livan Hernandez lost to the San Diego Padres for the second time in less than a month - and with his second team - dropping a 3-1 decision Monday night despite throwing a complete game for the Washington Nationals. More>>
Following Major League Baseball's trade deadline, the youthful Padres once again find themselves lingering at the bottom of the NL West Standings. More>>
Javier Vazquez pitched seven scoreless innings, everyone in the Atlanta lineup contributed to a 17-hit attack and the Braves romped past the San Diego Padres 9-1 on Thursday night, avoiding a sweep and moving closer in the wild-card race. More>>
Brendan Ryan hit a grand slam and Joel Pineiro won his sixth straight decision by throwing 7 2-3 strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the San Diego Padres 5-1 in the National League on Thursday. More>>
Prince Fielder and backup catcher Mike Rivera each hit two home runs, and the struggling Milwaukee Brewers built a big lead before hanging on to beat the San Diego Padres 12-9 Thursday. More>>
The San Diego Padres have called up right-hander Cesar Carrillo to make his first major league start against the Milwaukee Brewers. More>>
San Diego Padres catcher Nick Hundley returned from the 15-day disabled list before Wednesday night's game against the Brewers. More>>
David Ortiz said he never knowingly used steroids and that over-the-counter supplements and vitamins likely caused him to land on a list of alleged drug users circulated by the federal government. More>>
Rookie Everth Cabrera hit a grand slam in the ninth inning off closer Francisco Rodriguez to give the San Diego Padres a 6-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. More>>
The San Diego Padres have recalled rookie right-hander Ryan Webb from Triple-A Portland to replace Chad Gaudin, who was traded to the New York Yankees. More>>
Mat Latos pitched seven strong innings and fellow rookie Will Venable drove in the go-ahead run and made a run-saving catch to give the San Diego Padres a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. More>>
Felipe Lopez hit a three-run double that highlighted a five-run seventh inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. More>>
The San Diego Padres trade their ace, and Trevor Hoffman returns to Petco Park. More>>
Jake Peavy has finally agreed to pitch for the Chicago White Sox. More>>
Rookie Mat Latos and two relievers combined on a one-hitter and San Diego beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Wednesday night, the Padres' first consecutive wins in a month. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff doubled twice off Bronson Arroyo, who has received scouts' attention as Cincinnati fades from contention, and added a tiebreaking sacrifice fly Tuesday night that gave the San Diego Padres a 3-2 victory over the Reds. More>>
Adam Dunn's grand slam capped a five-run second inning after a rain delay of more than three hours and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 13-1 Saturday night for their most lopsided victory of the season. More>>
Rookie Mat Latos notched his first career victory and Luis Rodriguez homered with three RBIs as the San Diego Padres snapped their five-game skid with a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals Friday night. More>>
The San Diego Padres' Triple-A affiliate in Portland postponed a trip to Utah because of a flu outbreak that has affected seven players. More>>
The San Diego Padres have eliminated between 10 and 20 positions as part of what new CEO Jeff Moorad calls the first step of a reorganization of the team's business operations. More>>
Ricky Nolasco struck out 10 and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter Wednesday, leading the Florida Marlins to a 3-0 win over the punchless San Diego Padres that completed a three-game sweep. More>>
Former Padres first-round draft pick Matt Bush has been sentenced to three years probation and 120 days in a sober living facility after pleading guilty to several charges. More>>
Edgar Gonzalez visited the San Diego Padres' clubhouse Monday, two days after he was hit in the head with a pitch and hospitalized with a concussion. More>>
Jason Marquis threw eight strong innings and drove in two runs to become the majors' first 12-game winner, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. More>>
Aaron Cook pitched six solid innings, Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer and Seth Smith added a two-run shot to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff and Eliezer Alfonzo hit three-run homers, Will Venable also homered and set a career-high with four hits, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 10-4 to snap a season-high seven-game losing streak. More>>
Pablo Sandoval homered for the second straight day, Justin Miller pitched solidly after an injury forced starter Matt Cain out and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night. More>>
On a night when Jonathan Sanchez was nearly perfect, his father chose the perfect time to show up in San Francisco and cheer him. More>>
Former San Diego Padres draft pick Matt Bush pleaded guilty today to assaulting students at a lacrosse practice at Granite Hills High and also admitted reckless driving and vandalism charges in another incident. More>>
Tim Lincecum carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and won his fourth straight start, baffling San Diego with his nasty changeup and a curveball nearly as impressive in the San Francisco Giants' 9-3 victory over the Padres on Thursday night. More>>
Felipe Lopez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run rally in the eighth, Max Scherzer pitched seven sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Diego Padres 6-2 on Wednesday to win their season-high fifth straight game. More>>
Former top draft pick Matt Bush has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving, resisting arrest and vandalism for an incident last month in which he backed into a parked car in Mission Valley. More>>
Doug Davis got his first victory in a month and the Arizona Diamondbacks matched their season-best four-game winning streak by beating the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Tuesday night. More>>
Mark Reynolds singled home Justin Upton with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to edge the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Monday night. More>>
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres have traded outfielder Scott Hairston to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league pitchers and a player to be named. More>>
James Loney led off the 13th inning with a homer to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 7-6 win Sunday over the San Diego Padres. More>>
Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday. More>>
Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. More>>
The Houston Astros - who once had the "Killer Bs" - had to wait out a 52-minute bee delay before finishing their 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. More>>
Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. More>>
Twenty-five years after drawing interest from the New York Mets coming out of high school, Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman is dabbling in baseball again. More>>
Manny Ramirez will be back in big leagues on Friday night after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. His return should be nothing short of a spectacle. More>>
Brian Moehler pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. More>>
David Eckstein drove in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run rally in the seventh inning, and San Diego beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night, when the Padres lost Adrian Gonzalez to a knee injury. More>>
Roy Oswalt dominated the San Diego Padres again, pitching a two-hitter and retiring his final 18 batters in the Houston Astros' 3-1 victory Monday night. More>>
The San Diego Padres are following the New York Yankees onto the Internet with live local-market video broadcasts. More>>
Chad Gaudin allowed one hit over eight scoreless innings and Scott Hairston snapped an 0-for-17 slide with a homer for San Diego as the Padres won their first series in a month with a 2-0 victory Sunday night over the stumbling Texas Rangers. More>>
Rookie Kyle Blanks drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres had a season-high 16 hits, beating the Texas Rangers 7-3 Saturday night. More>>
David Murphy and Hank Blalock homered to pace a suddenly resurgent Texas Rangers offense and Kevin Millwood won his fifth straight decision at home in a 12-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. More>>
The Seattle Mariners gave starter Jarrod Washburn his first win in more than two months, 9-3 over the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon. More>>
Franklin Gutierrez led off the eighth inning with a home run off reliever Edward Mujica, and the Seattle Mariners won their 19th one-run game of the season, 4-3 over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. More>>
Chad Gaudin tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts and allowed only two runs over seven innings, and the San Diego Padres survived a furious late rally to beat the Seattle Mariners 9-7 on Tuesday night. More>>
Kevin Correia carried a shutout into the seventh inning and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a two-run home run to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. More>>
Adam Kennedy tied his career high with four hits, including a home run, and scored three times as the Oakland Athletics beat San Diego 6-3 on Saturday night, continuing the Padres' interleague woes. More>>
Orlando Cabrera doubled in two runs in the eighth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. More>>
Adrian Gonzalez matched his career high with four hits, including a homer, and scored the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning. More>>
Right-hander Chris Young is heading to the 15-day disabled list, meaning the struggling Padres' top two pitchers will be out of action. More>>
Jose Lopez hit a two-run homer and the decisive run scored on an error as the Seattle Mariners beat San Diego 4-3 on Wednesday night, extending the Padres' major league-record interleague losing streak to 13. More>>
Felix Hernandez pitched a two-hitter to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-0 win over San Diego on Tuesday night, handing the Padres a record-setting 12th straight interleague loss. More>>
Torii Hunter hit three consecutive solo homers, Kendry Morales and Jeff Mathis also went deep, and the Los Angeles Angels routed the San Diego Padres 9-1 Saturday night. More>>
Kevin Correia retired his final 15 batters during a sterling six-inning performance on three days' rest, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Wednesday night. More>>
Andre Ethier homered his first two times up, Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead shot, and Orlando Hudson also went deep against Chris Young to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff tied his career-high with four RBIs and Jake Peavy bounced back from the shortest start of his career to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. More>>
Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer off infielder Josh Wilson with two outs in the 18th inning, sending the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the longest major league game this season. More>>
Tony Gwynn Jr. reached base a career-high five times and scored the go-ahead run in the six-run sixth inning to help the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Saturday. More>>
Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer off Chris Young and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. More>>
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Raul Ibanez homered twice and drove in five runs, and left-hander Antonio Bastardo won his major league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies jumped on ailing Padres ace Jake Peavy in a 10-5 win on Tuesday night. More>>
Chase Utley and Ryan Howard hit consecutive home runs in the fifth inning and Philadelphia beat Adrian Gonzalez and the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Monday night, the Phillies' fourth straight win. More>>
Adrian Gonzalez hit his major-league leading 20th home run, Chad Gaudin struck out a season-high nine and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Sunday. More>>
Garrett Atkins raced home from first base with two outs in the ninth and the Colorado Rockies rallied against closer Heath Bell to beat the San Diego Padres on Saturday night, 8-7. More>>
Jason Marquis pitched eight sharp innings, making Jim Tracy's debut as the Rockies manager a success in a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. More>>
Outfielder Emil Brown has been acquired by the New York Mets from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named. More>>
Max Scherzer struck out 10 and drove in two runs, Chris Young made a leaping catch at the fence for the final out and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego 6-5 on Tuesday night to snap the Padres' 10-game winning streak. More>>
Chase Headley hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning as San Diego rallied from a six-run deficit to win its 10th straight game, beating Arizona 9-7 on Monday. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and had four RBIs to lead San Diego to a 7-2 win over the punchless Chicago Cubs on Sunday, capping the Padres' first 9-0 homestand. More>>
Brian Giles drove in two runs for the second straight night and the San Diego Padres beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 3-1 Saturday to extend their season-high winning streak to eight games. More>>
Jake Peavy struck out 10 and the San Diego Padres beat Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Friday night to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games. More>>
Scott Hairston singled in the winning run to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning and give San Diego a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. More>>
Jake Peavy is staying with the San Diego Padres. The ace pitcher turned down a trade to the Chicago White Sox, choosing Thursday to remain with his longtime team. More>>
Jake Peavy can now decide whether he wants to pitch for the Chicago White Sox. More>>
Kevin Kouzmanoff's homer was one of just four hits for the San Diego Padres, who still managed to beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the two lowest-scoring teams in the NL. More>>
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Zito's first complete game since 2003 was spoiled by home runs by Scott Hairston and Nick Hundley, which carried the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. More>>
Jake Peavy threw a four-hitter, Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Sunday after needing eight pitchers in a 16-inning victory the previous night. More>>
Nick Hundley homered with two outs in the 16th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 6-5 win Saturday night over the Cincinnati Reds in the longest game in the majors this season. More>>
Adrian Gonzalez homered in his fifth straight game, Scott Hairston drove in the go-ahead run in a three-run seventh and the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak. More>>
Alfonso Soriano hit his 53rd career leadoff homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 in a rain-shortened game on Wednesday night. More>>
Miguel Tejada and Carlos Lee each drove in four runs Sunday to help Roy Oswalt get his first win of the season, powering the Houston Astros to a 12-5 victory over the San Diego Padres. More>>
David Eckstein singled in the winning run with one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Thursday. More>>
Justin Upton hit two home runs, including a two-run shot off Jake Peavy, to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. More>>
Slumping Brian Giles doubled in the winning run in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres snapped a six-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. More>>
Chris Iannetta hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat San Diego 9-6 on Monday night, sending the Padres to their sixth straight loss. More>>
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Sunday to set a franchise record for the best home winning streak to begin a season. More>>
Russell Martin was walked by Duaner Sanchez with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. More>>
The Los Angeles Dodgers scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on an error by catcher Nick Hundley to beat the San Diego Padres 8-5 on Thursday night. More>>
Aaron Cook pitched seven strong innings for his first win of the season and Todd Helton and Chris Iannetta each drove in three runs in the Colorado Rockies' 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. More>>
Dexter Fowler tied a modern-day rookie mark with five stolen bases as the Colorado Rockies ran their way to a 12-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night. More>>
The San Diego Padres have purchased right-hander Chad Gaudin's contract from Triple-A Portland and designated right-hander Eulogio De La Cruz for assignment. More>>
Brian Giles singled in the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night to end a three-game skid. More>>
Bengie Molina's pinch-hit double with two outs in the 10th inning drove in Andres Torres to give the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. More>>
Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam off Jake Peavy and matched his career high with five RBIs, leading the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. More>>
Utility infielder Chris Burke has been traded from the Mariners back to the Padres only a few weeks after Seattle acquired Burke from San Diego. More>>
With steady rain falling, the San Diego Padres appreciated an early postponement of their finale against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night, especially with a a cross-country flight to San Francisco looming and a game the next night. More>>
Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. More>>
It is not often a closer in Philadelphia blows a save and gets a standing ovation. More>>
Scott Hairston homered and hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, helping San Diego overcome a six-run deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Friday night. More>>
Chase Headley tied a career high with four hits and the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-5 on Thursday night to win the first regular-season series at Citi Field. More>>
The Padres streak is over. The Mets won their first game in their new ballpark. More>>
The Mets gave up the first leadoff home run to open a major league ballpark, a third-pitch drive by Jody Gerut off Mike Pelfrey. More>>
Chris Young pitched seven strong innings, Nick Hundley had a career-high four hits and the San Diego Padres beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Sunday. More>>
Jake Peavy pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and Henry Blanco hit two home runs to lead the San Diego Padres to a 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. More>>
There were two rarities at Petco Park Friday night - a 51-minute rain delay and the San Diego Padres popping above .500. More>>
Manny Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday night. More>>
Former Arizona Diamondbacks executive Tom Garfinkel has been introduced as the San Diego Padres' president and chief operating officer. More>>
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Heath Bell rang in the post-Trevor Hoffman era in San Diego, striking out the side in the ninth inning to save the Padres' 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. More>>
Joe Torre's trust in Hiroki Kuroda paid off with an opening-day win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. More>>
An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make his first court appearance Friday. More>>
