On a day in which homers were flying out of Minor League ballparks across the country, a few particularly stood out. Top 100 prospects Coby Mayo and Moisés Ballesteros slugged a pair of homers apiece, although even those were outdone by a Mets slugger who took three jogs around the

Youth was served in the Minors on Tuesday, which featured a pair of heavy-hitting outbursts from two teenagers who rank among the best in their respective organizations. But they weren't alone as a number of Top 100 prospects came through with notable performances to kick off another week of Minor

SAN DIEGO -- With a spate of upcoming off-days, the Padres reshuffled their pitching staff ahead of their 1-0 loss on Friday night in the series opener against the Rays at Petco Park. Kyle Hart, the team’s No. 5 starter, was optioned to Triple-A El Paso. Ryan Bergert, the organization’s

HOUSTON -- A flyout to left field might not mean much to the average Major Leaguer, but for Tirso Ornelas, this one was memorable. Called up by the Padres on Saturday after outfielder Jason Heyward was put on the 10-day injured list, Ornelas completed an eight-year journey to the Majors

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where San Diego’s Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Since A.J. Preller took over as GM in August 2014, the Padres have been as aggressive as any franchise in baseball. They aren't afraid to shuffle their big league roster, trade big-name prospects or challenge players in their farm system. Catcher Ethan Salas (No. 2/MLB No. 33)

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It's been precisely one year since the Padres traded for Dylan Cease. Nearly two months later, they landed Luis Arraez. At the ensuing Trade Deadline, they made two major moves to bolster their bullpen. Naturally, those deals depleted the upper levels of their farm system. Still, the

The MLB Spring Breakout returns with 16 matchups from March 13-16. After beating the Mariners 13-10 in last year’s edition, the Padres will face off against the A’s this year. Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 Padres Spring Breakout, how to watch it and which players you

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Late last August, after Padres prospect Leo De Vries suffered the right shoulder injury that would eventually end his first professional season, farm director Ryley Westman briefly raised the possibility of sending him to the team's Spring Training complex in Peoria. There, San Diego's staff could closely

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It was only a matter of time before Padres top prospects Leo De Vries and Ethan Salas were cut from big league camp, which officially came to be on Thursday morning. The 18-year-olds both still have plenty of work to do before they are ready to make

If you only check out the Padres’ Top 30 prospects list right when it’s released before the start of the season, you have much catching up to do. Twelve of last year’s Top 30 have been traded to new organizations since the 2024 release, including 10 of the top 14

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It was only one at-bat in the ninth inning of a Cactus League game in February. And yet Leo De Vries' opposite-field double against the Angels on Tuesday afternoon set Padres camp abuzz.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Tirso Ornelas was enjoying his All-Star break in Guadalajara last summer, when he got the call he’d been waiting on for years. Triple-A manager Pete Zamora was on the other end. In each of the previous three offseasons, Ornelas had been Rule 5 Draft-eligible, and in each

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Padres right-hander Cole Paplham sustained multiple facial fractures after he was struck in the face by a line drive on Sunday, but he has remained alert and is in decent spirits, manager Mike Shildt said Monday. Paplham was hit in the face by a 102.4 mph line

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Ethan Salas and Leodalis De Vries were together in a San Diego Padres starting lineup for the very first time on Sunday. It won’t be the last.

This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PEORIA, Ariz. -- Enter the Padres clubhouse through the hallway doors at the Peoria Sports Complex. To your immediate right? The team’s present --

After two consecutive years of signing the No. 1 overall prospect in the international class – and reportedly making a Herculean effort to do so for the third straight year with right-hander Roki Sasaki – the Padres have taken a different path in 2025: spreading around their bonus pool to

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