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Analysis: After Juan Soto's megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon
For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that's the richest in baseball history. It comes almost exactly one year after the Los...
Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...
Padres muster no offense to support Yu Darvish's inspired pitching in NLDS loss to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yu Darvish tapped the “PS” patch on his uniform and then went to work on the way to an inspired performance. Yet, try as he might, Darvish’s stellar outing in memory of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler was not enough to overcome the Los Angeles...
Betts and Ohtani help the Dodgers stay alive in NLDS with 8-0 win vs the Padres
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux...
Padres warn fans about abusive behavior ahead of NLDS Game 3 against Dodgers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have reminded fans about their zero-tolerance policy for bad behavior ahead of Game 3 of their NL Division Series against rival Los Angeles after tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night. Game 2 was...
Dodgers manager Roberts says it's 'bothersome' that Machado seemed to throw ball at him in dugout
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said it was “bothersome” and “unsettling” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during the Padres' 10-2 win in Game 2 of their NL Division Series, when tempers flared on the...
Tossed balls from stands, apparently aimed at Profar, interrupt Padres' win in NLDS Game 2
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tempers flared on the field and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, with rowdy fans tossing baseballs, apparently at San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar, and then trash that caused a 12-minute wait between pitches during the seventh inning of the Padres' 10-2 win in NL...
Ohtani homers in playoff debut and the Dodgers rally to beat the Padres 7-5 in NLDS opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny...
Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. Manny...
Padres turn triple play to clinch playoff spot with 4-2 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres wrote their own Hollywood ending on the home field of their biggest rivals Tuesday night. San Diego stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers with a game-ending triple play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the NL West leaders that...
