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Your game thread for May 24, 2026.

Game 52: Athletics at San Diego Padres

FriarWatch: May 24 Edition

San Diego rides dominant pitching staff to series win over A's

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Castellanos Likes Mattingly

Ex-Phillies OF says interim manager is 'right man' for job

Athletics vs. Padres (05/24/2026)

Full highlights from Oakland Athletics' 5-2 win vs. San Diego Padres 🎥

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MLB Stars Struggling This Season 😔

Big names who have fallen short of expectations so far ➡️

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Padres' most exciting pitching development might already be demanding a bigger test

The Padres have plenty of noise surrounding the big-league roster to hardly notice some things happening in the farm system. But Kash Mayfield is making sure he

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 24, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Defense picks up offense, Padres get 2-0 win over Athletics

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CRAIG'S COMMENTS: Previewing Giolito's second start; Thoughts on Merrill, Bogaerts, Song, burst of...

CRAIG'S COMMENTS: Previewing Giolito's second start; Thoughts on Merrill, Bogaerts, Song, burst of power With Lucas Giolito making his second start as a Padre Saturday night and his first at ...

Athletics vs. Padres (05/23/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 2-0 win vs. Oakland Athletics 🎥

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New Farm System Rankings 📊

How every team's prospect group stacks up after Top 100 update ➡️

Your game thread for May 23, 2026.

Game 51: Athletics at San Diego Padres

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FriarNotes: The Padres' Machado shares another Manny milestone; Notes on Castellanos, Laureano...

FriarNotes: The Padres' Machado shares another Manny milestone; Notes on Castellanos, Laureano, Morejon, Adam, Estrada, Buehler and LHP Prospect Kash Mayfield By Bill Center Manny Machado isn't ...

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Tony Gwynn Jr. calls out the obvious flaw in Padres fans' Tatis panic

Tony Gwynn Jr. said the part Padres fans probably needed to hear. And some probably didn't like it. Fernando Tatis Jr. hasn't been good. Through 49 games, Tatis

FriarWatch: May 23 Edition

San Diego slugs its way to win in series opener versus Athletics

Career minor league catcher excels with Campusano on IL.

The case for Rodolfo Durán

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Former Padres top pitching prospect dealt to Marlins suffers the fate we feared

Robby Snelling's injury news already felt bad. Now it has turned into the version everyone was hoping to avoid. The former Padres top pitching prospect, now wit

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 23, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Padres pull away late to open series against A's with win

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FriarNotes: Padres prospects, affiliates getting warmer with the weather; Notes on Merrill, Minors...

FriarNotes: Padres prospects, affiliates getting warmer with the weather; Notes on Merrill, Minors, History By Bill Center After slow starts, Padres prospects and affiliates have been picking it up ...

Your game thread for May 22, 2026.

Game 50: Athletics at San Diego Padres

Athletics vs. Padres (05/22/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 7-3 win vs. Oakland Athletics 🎥

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Another difficult Padres reality surfaces after series loss to Dodgers

As if the Padres needed another reminder that the Dodgers are already hard enough to deal with. After a series loss to Los Angeles, the obvious Padres frustrati

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Padres drop series with rivals, hope for turnaround against A's

FriarWatch: May 22 Edition

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Padres' Mason Miller dominance creates Craig Stammen's riskiest bullpen temptation

The San Diego Padres traded for Mason Miller to win in October. Getting him there in one piece is Craig Stammen's job.

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Padres' latest roster move proves their corner infield insurance unnecessary

At what point is there too much of something? The San Diego Padres reached their maximum number of corner infielders, and they finally did something about. The

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Good Morning San Diego: Improved Mason Miller set to take on former team

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 22, 2026.

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FriarNotes: Petco Park Named №1 Sports Facility by SBJ; Fermin nails another runner; Plus History...

FriarNotes: Petco Park Named №1 Sports Facility by SBJ; Fermin nails another runner; Plus History, Minors By Bill Center Petco Park was named the Sports Facility of the Year Wednesday during the ...

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2020 MLB Re-Draft ⏮️

Where Garrett Crochet, PCA, Jordan Walker and more would end up on do-over 📲

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3 trade options for Padres to create super bullpen after latest rumor

The Padres already have the kind of bullpen that can make a close game feel like it belongs to them. But if the latest rumor involcing Josh Hader is any indicat

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Good Morning San Diego: Padres lose game, series to Dodgers

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 21, 2026.

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Padres' Star Wars Weekend 💫

Petco Park unveils drink menu and movie-inspired merch

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Padres Release Jose Miranda

Jose Miranda, who narrowly missed breaking camp with the Padres, has been granted his release. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

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1 Do-Over for Every Team 🔄

The offseason blunder each club would take back if it could ➡️

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Game 49: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres

Your game thread for May 20, 2026.

FriarWatch: May 20 Edition

Padres' ninth-inning mishap gifts Dodgers 5-4 victory

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Padres fans should really be placing blame on Ty France for horrible Dodgers loss

The Padres lost Tuesday night's game to the Dodgers in the kind of way that makes everyone pick their favorite villain. For a lot of fans, that villain became S

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Manny Machado losing cool with reporter gives Dodgers greater upper hand over Padres

Manny Machado did not have a meltdown. But he did give the Dodgers something else to smirk at after they had already done enough damage at Petco Park. After the

Dodgers vs. Padres (05/20/2026)

Full highlights from Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-0 win vs. San Diego Padres 🎥

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Fresh Mock as College Playoffs Begin 🔮

Full first-round, competitive-balance round predictions in late May ➡️

Minor League update - May 17

Alex Verdugo released; minor league promotions begin

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Why MLB Free Agency Is Dying 💸

Breaking down the hot-stove's bleak future ➡️

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 20, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Ninth inning error leads to loss for Padres

Merrill Exits Game Early

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Your game thread for May 19, 2026.

Game 48: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres

FriarWatch: May 19 Edition

Padres finally back Michael King's gem, blank rivals in shutout win

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Padres backup catcher changed the meaning of Michael King's shutout gem vs. Dodgers

Michael King did not pretend he had an effortless, ace-in-total-control masterpiece. Which makes the Padres' 1-0 win over the Dodgers feel a little more interes

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Each Team's Most Untouchable Trade Chip ❌

The one player every club would be most reluctant to part with ➡️

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Padres should rethink Fernando Tatis Jr.'s role before his power outage defines it

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s power outage is no longer just weird. It's starting to become a roster question for the San Diego Padres. Still, the Padres shouldn't panic

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 19, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Michael King outduels Yoshinobu Yamamoto, leads Padres to win over Dodgers

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Best, Worst Teams at Using ABS Challenges

Rockies and Rangers at opposite ends. Tap for more 📲

Stacking up top contenders in the AL and NL ➡️

Ranking Top MVP Candidates 🏆

Padres notes No. 7 - May 17

Holy Sheets!, Padres sweep the Mariners

The Friars get an outstanding performance from a late FA signing.

Takeaways from Lucas Giolito's Padres debut

Dodgers Get Revenge on Padres 😈

LA comes out on top in duel with NL West rival

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Padres found the boring rotation answer they needed in Lucas Giolito's debut

The San Diego Padres are aching for another starting pitcher to provide some consistency. Michael King and Randy Vásquez have been stellar atop the rotation, bu

Your game thread for May 18, 2026.

Game 47: Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres

Dodgers vs. Padres (05/18/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 1-0 win vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 🎥

FriarWatch: May 18 Edition

San Diego finding offensive stride just in time to face L.A.

Six weeks in, the San Diego Padres' decision to move on from Luis Arraez is aging better than anyone expected.

Padres' first base solution is proving why the Luis Arraez exit made sense

Dave Roberts, speaking about the Padres' sale and rising franchise value, framed it as something larger than a business transaction. "I think the valuation of t

Dave Roberts' ownership comments should make Padres fans nervous and hopeful

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 18, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Gavin Sheets has a day, leads Padres to sweep of Mariners

Where every team stands in mid-May ➡️

Padres Top-10 in Latest Power Rankings 📊

Can you guess who makes the list from your team? ➡️

Every Team's Longest-Tenured Player 💪

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FriarNotes: Durán highlights Padres' 3-homer game with HR as first MLB hit; Notes on Sheets...

FriarNotes: Durán highlights Padres' 3-homer game with HR as first MLB hit; Notes on Sheets, Giolito, Andujar, Castellanos, Buehler, Estrada; Plus History, Minors By Bill Center The home run ...

Your game thread for May 17, 2026.

Game 46: San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners

FriarWatch: May 17 Edition

Padres bats erupt for slugfest in Seattle

Lucas Giolito makes his Padres debut on May 17 against the Mariners, and the first goal is not dominance. It's health. The Padres him to get through the outing

Padres' Lucas Giolito arrival could buy the trade deadline patience they need

Rodolfo Durán waited 11 years in the minor leagues for his first major league hit, so of course it had to be dramatic. The Padres' 28-year-old rookie catcher ju

Padres' Rodolfo Durán homer makes Craig Stammen's roster message impossible to miss

Kash Mayfield is turning the Padres' pitching pipeline from a talking point into something a lot more believable. San Diego has had plenty of prospect conversat

One Padres prospect is making the pitching pipeline harder to dismiss

Gavin Sheets Homers Again 😤 (via @MLB)

Padres slugger has 3 HRs in last two games

7 players that have yet to live up to expectations so far 📲

Former Top Prospects Close to Being Labeled a Bust 😬

Your game thread for May 16, 2026.

Game 45: San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners

Top 10 shortstops in 2026 MLB Draft class 📲

MLB SS Prospect Rankings 📊

FriarWatch: May 16 Edition

Padres get much-needed win on familiar formula

Matt Waldron is still with the Padres, which somehow made this whole thing more confusing. After a strange 24-hour stretch that made it look like Waldron's time

Padres somehow made the Matt Waldron situation even harder to understand

Padres promote Alek Jacob; Matt Waldron to IL

Fresh bullpen arm needed

Alex Verdugo has been released by the San Diego Padres following a shoulder injury, though it appears his career may be in a more tenuous position than initially realized.

Padres tried to squeeze value out of a former Red Sox outfielder and got burned by bad timing

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 16, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Padres sneak out win after interesting ninth inning with Mason Miller on the mound

Experts analyze top players to look out for

Mock Draft Ahead of College Tourneys

Padres vs. Mariners (05/15/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 2-0 win vs. Seattle Mariners 🎥

Your game thread for May 15, 2026.

Game 44: San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners

The Friars have scrambled to fill the lineup's first major injury after Jake Cronenworth suffered a concussion.

How the Padres' lineup handled the season's first stress test

FriarWatch: May 15 Edition

San Diego drops rubber match for first road series loss of the season

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Padres Place Matt Waldron On 15-Day Injured List, Recall Alek Jacob

The Padres are placing right-hander Matt Waldron on the 15-day injured list, per a team announcement. Righty Alek Jacob is …

Matt Waldron was designated for assignment by the Padres, and there's really no way to separate that move from what Craig Stammen had just said publicly. That's

Padres' Matt Waldron fallout makes Craig Stammen's bullpen plan age badly

Padres have an exciting option

Freddy Fermin needs to be better

NL Cy Young Candidates 🔥

Insider Jon Heyman's early picks for league's top pitching award

Breaking down prospective buyers and sellers ahead of Aug. 3 ➡️

Early Trade Deadline Predictions for Every Team 🔮

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 15, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Griffin Canning was bad, so was the Padres offense in loss to Brewers

Given how the season started, it's hard to complain about the fact that the San Diego Padres are leading the NL West (by half a game) on May 13. The Los Angeles

Manny Machado captures the uneasy truth behind the Padres' start

The San Diego Padres ran out of ways to hide Matt Waldron on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. His profile lives on deception, and right now nothing he's throwing is fooling anyone.

Padres have run out of creative ways to hide Matt Waldron's biggest flaw

Padres vs. Brewers (05/14/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 7-1 win vs. San Diego Padres 🎥

There was a point not that long ago when Ethan Salas' prospect stock had started to feel too complicated for comfort. When a catching prospect is pushed aggress

Ethan Salas' meteoric rise in Top 100 prospects list cements Padres breakout

Your game thread for May 14, 2026.

Game 43: San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers

Somehow, some way, the San Diego Padres are in first place in the NL West entering May 13. The Friars are a half-game up on the two-time World Series defending

Padres' flawed first place start should make Dodgers fans deeply uncomfortable

Fernando Tatis Jr., Alex Bregman, others who need to play better ASAP ➡️

1 Player Every Team Needs to Break Out 💥

Kiley McDaniel's latest projections two months out from the draft. Tap for top 10 📲

New ESPN MLB Mock Draft 📊

FriarWatch: May 14 Edition

Down to their final out, San Diego forces rubber match

Updated rankings with Konnor Griffin graduating 📲

New MLB Top 100 Prospects 🔢

Breaking down if Cam Schlittler, other massive leaps are for real 📲

Buy or Sell Breakout Pitchers

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 14, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Gavin Sheets comes through, Padres steal win in Milwaukee

Where every team's starting five lands in mid-May ➡️

Power Ranking Every Rotation 💪

Robby Snelling getting placed on the 15-day injured list with a UCL sprain in his left elbow is awful news. It's a rough setback for a 22-year-old left-hander w

Padres' old Marlins trade suddenly looks different after brutal injury update

Padres vs. Brewers (05/13/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 3-1 win vs. Milwaukee Brewers 🎥

Your game thread for May 13, 2026.

Game 42: San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers

Miz's 10th K vs. Padres 🔥

Brewers ace leads MLB with 80 strikeouts on the season

There are fair ways to talk about Fernando Tatis Jr.'s slow offensive start. This may not be one of them. When MLB catcher Erik Kratz went on Foul Territory and

Former MLB catcher gives Padres fans the lazy Fernando Tatis Jr. discourse they're tired of hearing

FriarWatch: May 13 Edition

Padres bats make noise, but not enough to make up for Waldron's blunder

MLB Trade Rumors 👂

🎲 Odds top stars get dealt ⛽️ Pitchers on the move 📳 LIVE with insider Jon Heyman

The Padres are now well past the mystery stage with Matt Waldron. He allowed another home run on May 12 in Milwaukee, part of a brutal outing in which he gave u

Horrid Padres streak should mean end of the road for Matt Waldron experiment

Friar's skipper does not want the batting order to become stale.

The Padres' lineup has been an ongoing experiment for Craig Stammen

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Lucas Giolito Likely To Make Padres Debut This Weekend

Lucas Giolito's looming Padres debut will likely lead to a DFA for another Padres pitcher. MLB Trade Rumors lays out the situation.

Where the embattled Giants star might head next amid rumors ➡️

Rafael Devers Trade Landing Spots ✈️

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 13, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Padres fall short in comeback bid, cannot overcome five-run inning allowed by Matt Waldron

There were plenty of fair reasons to wonder whether the Padres were making the right decision when they chose to hire Craig Stammen. He wasn't a decorated coach

Padres' managerial confidence makes Giants' Tony Vitello experiment look painfully unstable

Padres notes No. 6 - May 12

Padres offense continues to struggle; first in NL West

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Alex Verdugo To Undergo Shoulder Surgery

The Padres cut outfielder Alex Verdugo, who'll miss the 2026 season due to a shoulder injury requiring surgery.

Minor league update- May 11

Lake Elsinore loses series; all other affiliates surge

Padres vs. Brewers (05/12/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 6-4 win vs. San Diego Padres 🎥

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CRAIG'S COMMENTS: Discussing Rodriguez Opening for Waldron; Mason Miller's domination

CRAIG'S COMMENTS: Discussing Rodriguez Opening for Waldron; Mason Miller's domination The Padres opened a series in Milwaukee Tuesday night with right-handed reliever Bradgley Rodriguez again ...

Your game thread for May 12, 2026.

Game 41: San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers

Humberto Cruz is not dealing with a bad month in the minors. The Padres' 19-year-old pitching prospect is now back in Mexico after pleading guilty in a federal

Everything Padres fans need to know about troubling Humberto Cruz situation

FriarWatch: May 12 Edition

San Diego bats come alive at the perfect time as Padres salvage split versus Cards

Nick Castellanos is doing something San Diego badly needed from him, even while the numbers still look rough. He's giving the Padres a veteran who understands t

Padres' Nick Castellanos is making clubhouse chemistry feel less like a cliché

News to know about your San Diego Padres and MLB for May 12, 2026.

Good Morning San Diego: Padres hoping for more offense as they open road series with Brewers

Munetaka Murakami, more early standouts teams should cash in ➡️

10 Sell-High Trade Chips 📈

Athletics vs. Padres (05/24/2026)

Full highlights from Oakland Athletics' 5-2 win vs. San Diego Padres 🎥

TRENDING ON B/R

Franco Spared Punishment in Abuse Case (AP)

Watch: MLB star's shocking toothpaste routine

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Jacob Misiorowski Sets MLB Record ⛽️

Ranking Every Farm System 📊

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Wild Judge Football Story 😮

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Athletics vs. Padres (05/24/2026)

TRENDING ON B/R

Franco Spared Punishment in Abuse Case (AP)

Cleveland Guardians v Philadelphia Phillies

Watch: MLB star's shocking toothpaste routine

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Jacob Misiorowski Sets MLB Record ⛽️