By appearing in a major league game with 14 teams, a member of the Padres' 2023 rotation will tie the record set by a member of the Padres' 2016 rotation.

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WASHINGTON -- Welcome back, Slam Diego. It took 97 games, but finally the Padres have their first grand slam of the season: a ninth-inning blast from Manny Machado to extend the San Diego lead en route to a 7-2 win over Washington at Nationals Park.

The Boston Red Sox shocked the world once already this season when they shipped three-time All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. The deal laid

But San Diego, thanks in part to Acuña’s 70th stolen base, still had a pulse. “It helped us out big time,” third baseman Manny Machado said after the 5-2 win that gave the Padres their ...

The Padres led all of baseball with a .263 batting average. They also swing and miss less than any team in baseball, with the fewest strikeouts. “We’re playing the game the right way," Tatis said.

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The San Diego Padres, once one of the most exciting teams in baseball but now sputtering badly, produced the type of victory on Saturday that its players had been craving, one they hoped signaled ...

If they do make such a pursuit, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic thinks the Padres could target one of the best closers in baseball in a trade deadline blockbuster. That pitcher is Athletics closer Mason Miller.