San Diego Padres News

Jul 22, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees third baseman Chase Headley plays the field during the ninth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium.

San Diego Padres outfielder Cameron Maybin was suspended 25 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for an amphetamine he says he was taking to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Jeff Francoeur first debuted in the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves 9 years ago as a 21 year old.

With a straight face, Jed Hoyer said it's important to focus on what's up here at Wrigley Field right now - a last-place team flirting with a 100-loss pace.

Chicago Cubs' Darwin Barney reaches out to slap an RBI single to center against the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 22, 2014, in San Diego.

Jul 6, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants shortstop Joe Panik hits an RBI double during the third inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

Kirk Gibson: No bad blood with Tigers: Former Tiger Kirk Gibson talks about his relationship with the team, saying there's no bad blood except for one incident with former owner Tom Monahan.

The New York Yankees acquired third baseman Chase Headley from the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, as reported by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

Eric Stults tries to avoid a 12th loss on Tuesday when the San Diego Padres begin a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

RHP Elliot Morris, for lack of a better description, is R.J. Alvarez light. He was drafted in 2013, a year after Alvarez, and was pitching this year with Angels ' California League team in Inland Empire just as Alvarez was at the same age.

The final round of interviews for the Padres vacant general manager position began on Monday when the organization had Rangers assistant general manager A.J. Preller back for a second interview.

Chipper Jones won his only world championship as a rookie. Cal Ripken Jr. was in his second season when the Orioles beat the Phillies to win his only World Series in 1983.

When the Padres return to Petco Park on July 29 from their seven-game road trip, there's a chance their 25-man roster could look a lot different than when they left town Monday.

Agnes McKee, who is originally from Indiana, used a walker to get onto the field at Petco Park Sunday and tossed a ball underhand to open the game against the New York Mets-- a move she practiced with friends at her San Diego retirement home, she told South Bend's ABC station.

Agnes McKee, 105, was impressive in throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Diego Padres game Sunday.

The Miami Marlins saw this weekend that they would definitely need help at starting pitching, and Ian Kennedy of the San Diego Padres might be the perfect candidate.

Jun 27, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Brad Ziegler pitches against the San Diego Padres during the eighth inning at Petco Park.

Brooks Conrad was a guest on Padres Social Hour this afternoon. Dex just told me that he had forgotten that the pre-game series was filmed in the Western Metal Supply Building in the back corner of the Padres Store.

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The Mets avoided getting no-hit but they could not escape misery altogether. They fell 2-1 to the Padres, losing the final game of the series and the set to San Diego.