The San Diego Padres were no fans of a strike call by the home plate umpire, which they believe played a big part in costing them Game 3 of their National League Wild Card Series and ending their season.
It’s not unusual to see a riotous atmosphere in California nowadays. Still, the one that unfolded on the field at Dodger Stadium on Thursday took more than a few by surprise.
Ronny Simon, the usually upbeat and jovial infielder for the Miami Marlins, was seen crying and running for the dugout after he committed three errors and nearly made a fourth in a disastrous performance Tuesday night that cost the Marlins dearly.
Padres Manager Mike Shildt did not need enhanced vision to decipher balls and strikes or to yell at the home plate umpire. A reality he demonstrated by tossing his glasses on the ground before launching into an epic tirade after his star player was ejected Monday night.
Astros star Jose Altuve apparently took things a step too far on Tuesday night by getting ejected for removing his cleats and socks while arguing with the umpire.
Former MLB player and 1st round pick Sean Burroughs collapsed and died on Thursday night while coaching his son’s Little League game, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
A brawl broke out Saturday during the Padres-Giants game during opening weekend at Petco Park, and it was caught on video.
Fans in California flocked to the stadium to watch Steve Garvey play baseball. Now, he’ll see if those fans will flock to the polls to make him the state’s next senator.
Milwaukee Brewers rookie relief pitcher Gus Varland was felled by a 105-mph line drive to the upper chest on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Clevinger is being investigated by Major League Baseball following an allegation of domestic violence.
NEW YORK (AP) — Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove had his ears searched by an umpire for illegal sticky substances at the behest of Mets manager Buck Showalter in the sixth inning of San Diego’s 6-0 win in the decisive Game 3 of their NL wild-card series Sunday night.
A Padres fan caught a Dodgers fan with a savage right to the face on Wednesday night during a wild melee in the stands at Petco Park.
Major League Baseball Umpire Adrian Johnson accidentally blurted out the s-word over the public address system on Tuesday.
Fernando Tatis Sr., father of the major league slugger of the same name who was recently banned for 80 games due to a positive PED test, says that his son’s positive test is the result of a bad haircut.
On Wednesday night at San Diego’s Petco Park, a wild melee in the stands saw one fan get kicked down the stairs, and the fan who kicked him get dragged down the stairs.
An altercation between Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson and Padres third base coach Mike Shildt led to Richardson’s ejection.
San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado sat down for an interview with a local San Diego news station on Thursday while wearing a “Let’s Go, Brandon” tee-shirt.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police are investigating the deaths of a woman and her 2-year-old son Saturday after they fell from the third level of Petco Park, just as thousands of baseball fans were heading inside for a Padres game, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
The Giants-Mets game ground to a halt briefly on Monday when a fan ran out onto the field and pretended to throw a pitch.
Players from both the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres were seen helping family and friends into the dugout after gunshots were heard outside the Nationals Park in the nation’s capital Saturday night.
A shooting outside the Nationals-Padres game in Washington, DC led to a chaotic situation inside the ballpark as fans and players scrambled for cover.
The biggest hit at the Rockies-Padres game on Wednesday did not occur on the diamond; instead, it took place on the jaw of a slow-reacting Rockies fan.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered a partially dislocated left shoulder on a hard swing Monday night and left the game against the San Francisco Giants.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell gave up the ball in Game 6 of the World Series, shaking his head after manager Kevin Cash’s curious pitching change.
Under normal circumstances, hitting a 400-foot Grand slam would be a cause for celebration. Yet, that wasn’t the case for Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis on Monday night.
There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball and 30 clubs in the NBA. The NHL skates 31 squads, while the NFL has 32 franchises. That’s 123 professional teams in the four major sports. A grand total of one recognized Flag Day on social media. One. Uno. Just one.
You might think that hitting a home run would be the biggest highlight of a play, but you would be wrong.
Dodger Stadium was one of the landmark structures rocked by the 7.1 measured earthquake that hit Southern California on Friday. Folks in the stands were surprised when the quake hit during the bottom of the fourth inning, but the players on the field didn’t even seem to notice.
The NYPD’s top cops when it comes to bees, are crying foul over Major League Baseball’s use of deadly force against a swarm of honeybees Sunday during a game between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres.
Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Jones, is no stranger to conflict when it comes to the fans. Most notably, when he was in Baltimore, Jones once had a fan ejected for shouting racial epithets and throwing peanuts at him.
It only took 14 years, but the good people in the San Diego Padres organization finally realized they needed to take advantage of the movie that helped add to their town’s popularity, and have an Anchorman race.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that All-Star infielder Manny Machado has agreed to a $300 million, 10-year deal with the rebuilding San Diego Padres, the biggest contract ever for a free agent.
Five months after the incident, the Los Angeles Dodgers are now reporting that a woman was killed after being struck by a foul ball in August.
Adapt and overcome, those words have been used to describe the job that our military does when they’re out protecting our country. As it turns out, those words can also accurately be applied to the job that baseball team administrators have to do.
A fan sitting in the Padres Petco Park caught a foul ball in her glass of beer. But what she did next, made her a baseball internet legend.
The benches emptied in the bottom of the third inning of the Rockies-Padres game on Wednesday afternoon.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dick Enberg, the sportscaster who got his big break with UCLA basketball and went on to call Super Bowls, Olympics, Final Fours and Angels and Padres baseball games, died Thursday. He was 82.
On Thursday, former FBI chief James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee over his conversations with President Donald Trump. But when it came time for John McCain to jump in, his questions came off disjointed and practically insensible. Now the Sen. from Arizona is blaming the Diamondback/Padres game for his odd performance.
As Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game commences Tuesday night in San Diego, starting pitcher Chris Sale says the cancer death of Tony “Mr. Padre” Gwynn made him quit smokeless tobacco forever.
The city of San Diego installed sharp rocks set in concrete underneath and alongside a freeway underpass close to Petco Park. At the time, city officials told residents they put the rocks there to chase away the homeless because locals complained of feeling unsafe walking in the area. Now a different story has emerged.
