San Diego Padres

Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California, United States

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team plays its home games at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Founded in 1969 as an expansion franchise, the Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League (PCL) team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. The name, Spanish for "fathers", honors the friars of the Franciscan order who founded Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769.

Also known as...Padres and SDP
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Padres beat Giants 5-1

Padres beat Giants 5-1 Ty France's pinch-hit triple leads the Padres to a 5-1 win as the Giants' offensive slump continues.