https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/?d=21enhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/inside-the-emotional-breakthrough-of-fernando-tatis-jrs-first-home-run-of-the-season-r3232/Over the weekend, the unimaginable happened, as San Diego Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first home run of the season in Washington. The amount of relief he had after that moonshot brought emotion not just to himself, but the team was ready to embrace him with open arms.  ...3232Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:03:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-pitchers-of-the-month-may-2026-r3231/The San Diego Padres played to an 18-7 record in April, but it was probably inevitable that the Friars would fall to earth in May. Their starting rotation was ravaged by injuries and the offensive production was downright anemic, as they went 13-15 during the month and limped into June 5.5...3231Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:50:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/san-diego-padres-hitters-of-the-month-may-2026-r3224/The month of May was a rollercoaster for the San Diego Padres. After missing an opportunity to overtake the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West standings, they instead found themselves juggling second place with the Arizona Diamondbacks. While the pitching staff remained solid, the o...3224Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:55:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-well-at-least-fernando-tatis-jr-homered-r3209/San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 1-5 Runs scored last week: 16 Runs allowed last week: 28 (season run differential: minus-6) Standings Scores Game 53 (Monday): Phillies 3, Padres 0 Game 54 (Tuesday): Phillies 4, Padres 3 Game...3209Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-silent-crisis-finally-exploded-r3219/There’s a statistic that can permanently change the way you see a baseball team. It’s not batting average, not home runs, not even OPS. It’s much simpler and much crueler: how many times you get a runner to second or third base and still fail to do anything with it. Forget expectations. Forget t...3219Sun, 31 May 2026 15:03:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/more-dominant-more-fragile-inside-randy-v%C3%A1squezs-strange-leap-in-2026-r3214/Randy Vásquez seems to be turning into exactly the kind of pitcher who can live dangerously in modern baseball: one capable of generating more swings and misses… while also allowing devastating damage whenever he misses his location. That’s what happened Tuesday night at Petco Park. And per...3214Sat, 30 May 2026 14:35:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-offensive-woes-have-brought-forth-a-damning-question-does-san-diego-actually-have-a-plan-at-the-plate-r3210/The San Diego Padres remain a fascinating case study of team success. They continue to sit within striking distance of the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the National League West and are still ahead of the field in the standings for the National League wild card. That continued success has not come re...3210Fri, 29 May 2026 13:50:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/lucas-giolito-providing-early-stability-for-padres-with-room-for-improvement-r3211/Lucas Giolito is not the pitcher he once was. The San Diego Padres are simply banking on him being better than he is right now. Giolito has made two starts for the Padres. He's thrown 10 innings and has posted a 2.70 ERA. Most important, at present, is the fact that he has a pair of wins to...3211Thu, 28 May 2026 13:54:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-mechanics-behind-mason-millers-modern-relief-masterclass-r3207/If you watch a San Diego Padres game this year, you'll note that closer Mason Miller makes major-league hitters look like they are playing on a broken video game simulator. Headlines are rightfully tracking his staggering 19.4 K/9 ratio across 8.1 innings in May. However, analyzing Miller purely...3207Wed, 27 May 2026 16:00:10 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/jackson-merrill-hasnt-found-love-in-the-heart-of-the-zone-r3204/The San Diego Padres improbably find themselves at 31-22 and keeping pace with the reigning champions in the National League West. It’s not that the Padres being one of the best teams in the league is wholly surprising; it is how they’ve gotten there that is. At the beginning of the season, if s...3204Wed, 27 May 2026 13:52:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/padres-week-in-review-after-mason-miller-glitch-padres-bounce-back-but-miss-sweep-r3193/San Diego Padres Weekly Snapshot Record last week: 3-3 Runs scored last week: 16 Runs allowed last week: 17 Standings Scores Game 47 (Monday): Padres 1, Dodgers 0 Game 48 (Tuesday): Dodgers 5, Padres 4 Game 49 (Wednesday): Dodgers 4, Padres 0...3193Mon, 25 May 2026 23:57:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/san-diego-padres/the-padres-approach-to-their-rotation-looks-like-an-early-failure-r3184/Even as we reach the end of May, the San Diego Padres are, somewhat surprisingly, continuing to prove their meddle in 2026. Despite an offense that continues to linger around the middle of the pack and a pitching staff racking up injuries but not innings, they’ve been hanging around with the Los...3184Mon, 25 May 2026 13:57:02 +0000