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Tatis' spectacular catch, Soto's soaring homer help the Padres rout the Cardinals 12-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) — It had already been a tough afternoon in the late September sun when Fernando Tatis Jr. made a home run-robbing catch so spectacular it drew an ovation from the sellout crowd and admiration from his San Diego Padres teammates. The grab by the shortstop-turned-right...
Brewers RHP J.C. Mejía suspended 162 games for banned performance-enhancing drug
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander J.C. Mejía was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after his second positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The 27-year-old tested positive for Stanozolol and became the first player suspended under the major...
Padres owner Peter Seidler had a medical procedure and won't be at the ballpark again this season
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler underwent an unspecified medical procedure last month and "am now on the road to recovery,” he said in a statement posted Monday morning on the team's account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Seidler is a two-time cancer...
Fernando Tatis Jr. homers, drives in 3 runs as Padres beat A's 8-3 in Bob Melvin's return
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The celebratory San Diego Padres pushed José Azocar through the clubhouse in a laundry cart while squirting honey in his curly hair after he finally hit his first home run. Manager Bob Melvin took it in far differently in the quiet of his office, relieved...
Tatis homers and rookie Avila gets his 1st win as the Padres beat the Phillies 8-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 431-foot home run into the second deck in left field on his bobblehead night and Pedro Avila combined with two relievers on a three-hitter to earn his first big league victory as the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-0 on Tuesday night. ...
Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo shut down for the season with post-concussion syndrome
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss the remainder of the season with post-concussion syndrome. “Anthony is going to be shut down for the year,” New York manager Aaron Boone said before Tuesday night's game against Detroit. "I would say everything is...
Juan Soto homers in 3rd straight game and the Padres beat the Giants a 3rd straight time, 4-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — This is how the San Diego Padres envisioned they'd be playing all season long. Unfortunately for them, it came a few months too late to likely make a difference. Juan Soto homered for the third straight game and Manny Machado also connected for the Padres, who beat...
Tatis and Soto hit consecutive home runs and the Padres beat the Giants 7-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. lofted a ball to right field, watched it just clear the wall and then raised his arms, almost in relief as much as celebration. Tatis, who has driven a number of balls to the wall or the warning track at Petco Park this season, and Juan Soto hit...
All 30 managers who started the MLB season are still employed, but the ax could be coming soon
It's five months into the regular season and all 30 Major League Baseball managers who started the year with their respective teams are all still employed. That's fairly rare but not totally uncommon. The ax could be coming soon. Here's a look at some of the managers...
Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2-run homer as San Diego Padres beat Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. capped San Diego's four-run eighth inning with a two-run homer, and the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Friday night. "Man, about time one of those goes out," Tatis said of his homer, which included an emphatic bat-flip after he hit...
