Editing San Diego Padres

{{Short description|Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California}}
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{{infobox MLB 
| name = San Diego Padres
| established = 1969
| logo = SD Logo Brown.svg
| uniformlogo = San Diego Padres (2020) cap logo.svg
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1969
| division = [[National League West|West Division]]
| y2 = 1969
| Uniform = MLB-NLW-SD-Uniforms.png
| retirednumbers = {{hlist|[[Steve Garvey|6]] | [[Tony Gwynn|19]] | [[Dave Winfield|31]] | [[Randy Jones (baseball)|35]] | [[Trevor Hoffman|51]] | [[Jackie Robinson|42]]}}
| colors = Brown, gold, white<ref name="CassavellPadresUnis">{{cite news|last=Cassavell|first=AJ|title=Padres unveil new uniforms: 'Brown is back'|url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-unveil-brown-uniforms-for-2020|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Padres.com|date=November 9, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183915/https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-unveil-brown-uniforms-for-2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Landers|first=Chris|title=Feast your eyes on each uniform change for '20|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-uniform-changes-and-updates-for-2020|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=March 2, 2020|quote=After nearly three decades in various forms of navy blue, San Diego is going back to its roots -- while also looking forward, updating its classic look with a shimmering gold that pops against a deep, rich shade of brown.|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183851/https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-uniform-changes-and-updates-for-2020|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#2F241D}} {{color box|#FFC425}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| y3 = 1969
| nicknames = The Pads
* The Friars
* Slam Diego Padres
* Slam Diego
| pastnames =
| ballpark = [[Petco Park]]
| y4 = 2004
| pastparks =
* [[San Diego Stadium]] ({{mlby|1969}}–{{mlby|2003}}){{efn-ua|Known as San Diego Stadium from 1967 to 1980, Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980 to 1997, and Qualcomm Stadium from 1997 to 2017.}}
| WS = (0)
| WORLD CHAMPIONS = None
| LEAGUE = NL
| P = (2)
| PENNANTS = {{hlist| {{nlcsy|1984}} | {{nlcsy|1998}}}}
| misc1 =
| OTHER PENNANTS =
| DIV = West
| DV = (5)
| Division Champs = {{hlist | [[1984 San Diego Padres season|1984]] |  [[1996 San Diego Padres season|1996]] | [[1998 San Diego Padres season|1998]]  | [[2005 San Diego Padres season|2005]] | [[2006 San Diego Padres season|2006]] }}
| misc5 =
| OTHER DIV CHAMPS =
| WC = (3)
| Wild Card = {{hlist | [[2020 San Diego Padres season|2020]] | [[2022 San Diego Padres season|2022]] | [[2024 San Diego Padres season|2024]]}}
| misc6 = 
| owner = John Seidler
| manager = [[Mike Shildt]]
| gm = A. J. Preller
| presbo = [[A. J. Preller]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.mlb.com/padres|mlb.com/padres}}
}}

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 (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[National League West|West Division]]. The team plays its home games at [[Petco Park]] in [[downtown San Diego]]. Founded in 1969 as [[1969 Major League Baseball expansion|an expansion franchise]], the Padres adopted their name from the [[Pacific Coast League]] (PCL) team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish [[Franciscan]] [[friar]]s who founded [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]] in 1769.

In 1976, [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] achieved the first [[Cy Young Award]] for the Padres. In the 1980s, [[Tony Gwynn]] became a major star, winning eight National League [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|batting titles]]. Under manager [[Dick Williams]], the Padres clinched their first [[NL pennant]], losing to the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the [[1984 World Series]]. In 1995, [[Kevin Towers]] became general manager; under his lead, [[Ken Caminiti]] became the first Padres player to win the [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP Award]]. The Padres achieved their second NL pennant alongside [[Trevor Hoffman]], eventually being swept by the [[New York Yankees]] in the [[1998 World Series]].

The Padres are owned by the estate of [[Peter Seidler]], who owned the team from 2012 until his death in 2023. The team has won two NL pennants, in [[1984 San Diego Padres season|1984]] and [[1998 San Diego Padres season|1998]], losing in the [[World Series]] both years; they are tied with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] as the oldest teams never to have won the World Series. As of the [[2024 San Diego Padres season|2024 season]], the Padres have had 18 winning seasons in [[List of San Diego Padres seasons|franchise history]]. Despite reaching the postseason five times from 2005 to 2024, the team has yet to return to the World Series. From 1969 through 2024, the Padres have an overall record of {{Win–loss record|w=4,127|l=4,717|t=2}} ({{winpct|4127|4717|2}}).<ref>{{cite web |title=San Diego Padres Team History & Encyclopedia |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/ |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=[[Baseball-Reference]]}}</ref>

==History==
{{multiple issues|section=yes|{{recentism|section|date=November 2024}}{{overly detailed|section|date=November 2024}}}}
{{main|History of the San Diego Padres}}
The Padres adopted their name from the [[San Diego Padres (PCL)|San Diego Padres]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]], a team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. This minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old [[Ted Williams]], the future [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] who was a native of San Diego. 

In [[1969 San Diego Padres season|1969]], the Padres joined the ranks of [[Major League Baseball]] as one of four new expansion teams, along with the [[Montreal Expos]] (now the [[Washington Nationals]]), the [[Kansas City Royals]], and the [[Seattle Pilots]] (now the [[Milwaukee Brewers]]). 

One of its earliest owners was [[C. Arnholt Smith]], a prominent San Diego businessman and former owner of the PCL Padres. Despite initial excitement, the guidance of longtime baseball executives, Eddie Leishman and [[Buzzie Bavasi]], as well as a [[San Diego Stadium|new stadium]], the team struggled; the Padres finished in last place in each of its first six seasons in the [[National League West]], losing 100 games or more four times. One of the few bright spots on the team during the early years was first baseman and slugger [[Nate Colbert]], an expansion draftee from the [[Houston Astros]] and was the long-time home run leader until 2024, when [[Manny Machado]] overtook him.

The team's fortunes gradually improved as they won five National League West titles and reached the [[World Series]] twice, in [[1984 World Series|1984]] and in [[1998 World Series|1998]], but lost both times. The Padres' main draw during the 1980s and 1990s was Hall of Famer [[Tony Gwynn]], who won eight league batting titles. They moved into their current stadium, [[Petco Park]], in [[2004 San Diego Padres season|2004]].

On August 20, 2020, the Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games earning the nickname, "Slam Diego Padres".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-hit-four-grand-slams-in-four-games|title=Padres hit four grand slams in four games|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=August 20, 2020|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>

Until [[2021 San Diego Padres season|2021]], the Padres were the last team in MLB that had yet to throw a no-hitter. The record was broken on April 9, 2021, as [[Joe Musgrove]] accomplished the feat against the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Musgrove makes history, spins SD's 1st no-no|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/joe-musgrove-throws-padres-first-no-hitter|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=April 10, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> finally ending the longest no-hit drought by a team in MLB history. On September 5, 1997, [[Andy Ashby]] took a no-hitter into the ninth [[inning]], which was previously the closest that the team had come to achieving this feat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-06-sp-29508-story.html|title=Ashby No-Hitter Foiled in Ninth|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 6, 1997|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref> In [[2024 San Diego Padres season|2024]], first year Padre [[Dylan Cease]] threw a no-hitter against the Washington Nationals on July 25th.<ref>{{cite news|title='Magnificent' Cease spins 2nd no-hitter in Padres history|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dylan-cease-throws-no-hitter|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=July 25, 2024|access-date=July 25, 2024}}</ref>

On November 14, 2023, [[Peter Seidler]], who owned the Padres since 2012, died at the age of 63.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2023-11-14/padres-chairman-peter-seidler-passes-away|title=Padres Chairman Peter Seidler dies at 63|first=Kevin|last=Acee|publisher=San Diego Union Tribute|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/peter-seidler-dies/|title=Padres mourn passing of owner Peter Seidler|first=Shaun|last=O'Neill|publisher=MLB.com-Padres|date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023}}</ref> MLB owners approved of [[John Seidler]] as the Padres' control person on February 6, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Castillo |first1=Jorge |title=MLB owners approve John Seidler as Padres' new control person |url=https://www.espn.com.au/mlb/story/_/id/43719785/mlb-owners-approve-john-seidler-padres-new-control-person |access-date=6 February 2025 |date=6 February 2025}}</ref>

==Season records==
{{Main|List of San Diego Padres seasons}}

==Postseason history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}};" |Year
! colspan="2" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}};" |[[Major League Baseball wild-card game|<span style="color:#fff;">Wild Card</span>]] {{ref label|Wild Card|A|↑}}
! colspan="2" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}};" |[[National League Division Series|<span style="color:#fff;">NLDS</span>]] {{ref label|NLDS|B|↑}}
! colspan="2" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}};" |[[National League Championship Series|<span style="color:#fff;">NLCS</span>]]
! colspan="2" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}};" |[[World Series|<span style="color:#fff;">World Series</span>]]
|-
| align="center" |[[1984 San Diego Padres season|1984]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|[[1984 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]
|{{yes|[[1984 National League Championship Series|W]] (3–2)}}
|[[1984 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]]
|{{no|[[1984 World Series|L]] (1–4)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[1996 San Diego Padres season|1996]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|[[1996 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
|{{no|[[1996 National League Division Series|L]] (0–3)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[1998 San Diego Padres season|1998]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|[[1998 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]]
|{{yes|[[1998 National League Division Series|W]] (3–1)}}
|[[1998 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]
|{{yes|[[1998 National League Championship Series|W]] (4–2)}}
|[[1998 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]]
|{{no|[[1998 World Series|L]] (0–4)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[2005 San Diego Padres season|2005]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|[[2005 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
|{{no|[[2005 National League Division Series|L]] (0–3)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[2006 San Diego Padres season|2006]]
|colspan=2 {{N/A|None}}
|[[2006 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
|{{no|[[2006 National League Division Series|L]] (1–3)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[2020 San Diego Padres season|2020]]
|[[2020 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
|{{yes|[[2020 National League Wild Card Series|W]] (2–1)}}
|[[2020 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|{{no|[[2020 National League Division Series|L]] (0–3)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[2022 San Diego Padres season|2022]]
|[[2022 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]
|{{yes|[[2022 National League Wild Card Series|W]] (2–1)}}
|[[2022 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|{{yes|[[2022 National League Division Series|W]] (3-1)}}
|[[2022 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]
|{{no|[[2022 National League Championship Series|L]] (1–4)}}
|-
| align="center" |[[2024 San Diego Padres season|2024]]
|[[2024 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]
|{{yes|[[2024 National League Wild Card Series|W]] (2–0)}}
|[[2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|{{no|[[2024 National League Division Series|L]] (2–3)}}
|}
<ol type="A">
<li>{{note label|Wild Card|A|↑|The wild-card round was first played in {{mlby|2012}} and expanded for the {{mlby|2020}} season.}}</li>
<li>{{note label|NLDS|B|↑|The [[National League Division Series]] was first played in {{mlby|1981}} and added permanently in {{mlby|1995}}.}}</li>
</ol>

==Championships==

The Padres are one of two teams in the National League West that have never won the World Series, though they have made and lost both appearances as the National League Pennant winner in [[1984 World Series|1984]] and [[1998 World Series|1998]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Series winners |url=https://franchisesports.co.uk/mlb/world-series-winners-records/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=Franchise Sports |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Achievements==
[[File:Tony Gwynn 83.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tony Gwynn]], Hall of Famer]]
[[File:Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres - 1978.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Dave Winfield]], Hall of Famer]]

===Award winners & league leaders===
{{Main|San Diego Padres award winners and league leaders}}

===Team record (single-season & career)===
{{Main|San Diego Padres team records}}

===Baseball Hall of Famers===
The following elected members of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] played or managed for the Padres.
{{Baseball hall of fame list
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|         List 1.1 = [[Roberto Alomar]]<br />[[Rollie Fingers]]<br />[[Goose Gossage]]
|         List 1.2 = '''[[Tony Gwynn]]''' *<br />[[Rickey Henderson]]<br />'''[[Trevor Hoffman]]''' *
|         List 1.3 = [[Greg Maddux]]<br />[[Willie McCovey]]<br />[[Fred McGriff]]
|         List 1.4 = [[Gaylord Perry]]<br />[[Mike Piazza]]<br />[[Ozzie Smith]]
|         List 1.5 = [[Dick Williams]]<br />'''[[Dave Winfield]]'''
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===Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)===
{{Ford C. Frick award list
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|         List 2  = '''[[Jerry Coleman]] {{small|+}}'''
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|         List 4  = [[Dick Enberg]]
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===Retired numbers===
[[File:Padres Ring of Honor.jpg|thumb|Numbers retired by the Padres displayed in the Ring of Honor above the press box at [[Petco Park]] during the 2016 season|291x291px]]
{{see also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}
{{retired number list|
{{retired number|image=Padres Retired Number 6.png|alt=6|name=[[Steve Garvey|Steve<br />Garvey]]|pos=1B|date=April 16, 1988<ref name="hof_dressed">{{cite web|title=Dressed to the Nines|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/numbers.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425171705/http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/numbers.htm|archive-date=April 25, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{retired number|image=Padres Retired Number 19.png|alt=19|name=[[Tony Gwynn|Tony<br />Gwynn]]|pos=RF|date=September 4, 2004<ref name="hof_dressed" />}}
{{retired number|image=Padres Retired Number 31.png|alt=31|name=[[Dave Winfield|Dave<br />Winfield]]|pos=RF|date=April 14, 2001<ref name="chass_04142001">{{cite news|last=Chass|first=Murray|title=Winfield Chooses Padres Over Yanks|date=April 14, 2001|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/14/sports/on-baseball-winfield-chooses-padres-over-yanks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519023604/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/14/sports/on-baseball-winfield-chooses-padres-over-yanks.html|archive-date=May 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{retired number|image=Padres Retired Number 35.png|alt=35|name=[[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy<br />Jones]]|pos=P|date=May 9, 1997<ref name="hof_dressed" />}}
{{retired number|image=Padres Retired Number 51.png|alt=51|name=[[Trevor Hoffman|Trevor<br />Hoffman]]|pos=P|date=August 21, 2011<ref name="hof_dressed" />}}
{{retired number|image=MLB Retired Number 42.png|alt=42|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br />Robinson]]|pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997<ref name="hof_dressed" />}}
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The Padres have [[Squad number#Retired numbers|retired]] six numbers. The numbers are commemorated in a display at Petco Park's entrance at Home Plate Plaza. Fans are allowed to pose for pictures next to the aluminum numbers, which are {{convert|3|ft|11|in}} high, {{convert|5+1/3|ft}} wide, and {{convert|1|ft}} deep.<ref name="mlblogs_03172016">{{cite news|title=Padres retired numbers moving, but not retiring|date=March 17, 2016|website=padres.mlblogs.com|url=http://padres.mlblogs.com/2016/03/17/padres-retired-numbers-moving-but-not-retiring/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729171620/http://padres.mlblogs.com/2016/03/17/padres-retired-numbers-moving-but-not-retiring/|archive-date=July 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kenney_04042016">{{cite news|last=Kenney|first=Kirk|title=Padres fans strike a pose with retired numbers|date=April 4, 2016|newspaper=San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/04/san-diego-padres-opening-day-retired-numbers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815072930/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/04/san-diego-padres-opening-day-retired-numbers/|archive-date=August 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally, the numbers were atop the [[batter's eye]] in center field, until they were relocated in 2016.<ref name="mlblogs_03172016" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Singer|first=Tom|title=In stirring ceremony, Hoffman's No. 51 retired|date=August 21, 2011|work=MLB.com|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/23539260/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407065528/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/23539260/|archive-date=April 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The numbers were not ready for display in time for the park's opening in 2004,<ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Time|title=Padres step into future, but shouldn't forget past|date=April 4, 2004|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040404/news_mz1x4sully.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150430081629/http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040404/news_mz1x4sully.html|archive-date=April 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> but they were unveiled midseason.{{efn-ua|[[Jackie Robinson]]'s number was unveiled on July 3, while those of [[Dave Winfield]], [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] and [[Steve Garvey]] were unveiled on August 20.<ref name=gwynn_retire/>}} Also beginning in 2016, the numbers are displayed in the Ring of Honor on the upper deck façade above the press box behind [[home plate]].<ref name="mlblogs_03172016" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Sanders|first=Jeff|title=What's new at Petco Park|date=April 1, 2016|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/01/petco-park-changes-for-2016-season/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607001614/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/01/petco-park-changes-for-2016-season/|archive-date=June 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1988, [[Steve Garvey]] was the first player to have his number retired by the Padres. He played only five seasons with San Diego, but hit the game-winning two-run [[home run]] in the bottom of the ninth inning against the [[Chicago Cubs]] in Game 4 of the [[1984 National League Championship Series]] (NLCS), tying the series before the Padres won the next day.<ref name="wolf_04171988">{{cite news|last=Wolf|first=Bob|title=Moreland Gives Garvey Shirt Off Back, Which Then Allows Padres to Retire It|date=April 17, 1988|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-17-sp-1981-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306041054/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-17/sports/sp-1981_1_steve-garvey|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Norcross|first=Don|title=Garvey's No. 6 should be unretired|date=April 12, 2012|newspaper=U-T San Diego|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/12/garveys-no-6-should-be-unretired/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091846/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/12/garveys-no-6-should-be-unretired/|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pahigian|first1=Josh|last2=O'Connell|first2=Kevin|title=The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, 2nd: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums|page=389|year=2012|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=edoDX8OPwkcC&q=padres%20retire%20number%20%22randy%20jones%22&pg=PA389|isbn=9780762783915|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref> He was named the [[NLCS Most Valuable Player]], and San Diego advanced to their first [[1984 World Series|World Series]].<ref name="padres_retired_numbers">{{cite web|title=Padres Retired Numbers|work=Padres.com|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/retired_numbers.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414004027/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/sd/history/retired_numbers.jsp|archive-date=April 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' ranked Garvey's Game 4 homer as the No. 1 moment in [[Sports in San Diego|San Diego sports]] history.<ref name="miller_12252016">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Bryce|title=Garvey's sweet swing delivers No. 1 moment in San Diego sports history|date=December 25, 2016|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/sd-sp-miller-20161225-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228031715/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/bryce-miller/sd-sp-miller-20161225-story.html|archive-date=December 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, he played 14 of his 19 seasons with the rival [[Los Angeles Dodgers]],<ref name="miller_12252016" /> where he was also more productive, and the retirement of his number by San Diego has been heavily debated.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sanders|first=Jeff|title=Friar talk: The Padres' Franchise Four|date=April 23, 2015|newspaper=U-T San Diego|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/23/padres-franchise-four-tony-gwynn-trevor-hoffman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811104158/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/23/padres-franchise-four-tony-gwynn-trevor-hoffman/|archive-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|title=National League|date=April 30, 1989|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/04/30/national-league-192/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102541/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-04-30/sports/8904080926_1_all-star-cast-bases-catch|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Uniform facts & figures|date=March 2, 2003|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/numbers/030303.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523044033/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/numbers/030303.html|archive-date=May 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:San Diego Padres retired 19.jpg|thumb|upright|Gwynn's retired No. 19 displayed at Petco Park.]]
On April 15, 1997, exactly 50 years after [[Jackie Robinson]] broke the [[baseball color line]], the No. 42 he wore with the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] was retired throughout Major League Baseball.<ref name="padres_retired_numbers" /><ref name="hof_dressed" /> Later that year, [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]]'s No. 35 was retired by the Padres. He was a two-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (1975, 1976) and the club's first [[Cy Young Award]] winner in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lin|first=Dennis|title=Randy Jones put Padres on the map|date=April 21, 2014|newspaper=U-T San Diego|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/21/san-diego-52-randy-jones-padres-cy-young/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828203148/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/21/san-diego-52-randy-jones-padres-cy-young/|archive-date=August 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On the day his number was retired, the ''Union-Tribune'' wrote that Jones was "the most popular athlete in the history of this city" during the mid-1970s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Canepa|first=Nick|title=Randy Jones cast his spell on bats, city|date=May 9, 1997|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|page=D-1}}</ref> [[Dave Winfield]] was next to have his number, 31, retired in 2001, when he was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His retirement ceremony also celebrated his decision to be the first member of the Hall of Fame to have his plaque depicting him wearing a Padres cap. Winfield played for six teams in his 22-year career, spending his first eight seasons in San Diego.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Dave Winfield's Jersey Retired; Will Go Into Hall Of Fame As A Padre|date=April 30, 2001|journal=Jet|volume=99|issue=20|pages=52–3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6MMDAAAAMBAJ&q=winfield%20hall%20of%20fame%20padres%20cap&pg=PA52|issn=0021-5996|access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="chass_04142001" /> In 2004, the Padres retired No. 19 in honor of Gwynn, who is widely considered the greatest Padres player ever.<ref name="gwynn_retire">{{cite press release|title=Padres to retire Tony Gwynn's No. 19|date=August 27, 2004|publisher=San Diego Padres|url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040827&content_id=839889&vkey=pr_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074317/http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20040827&content_id=839889&vkey=pr_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bostrom_12252006">{{cite news|last=Bostrom|first=Don|title=Two for the Hall|date=December 25, 2006|newspaper=The Morning Call|url=https://www.mcall.com/2006/12/25/two-for-the-hall-cal-ripken-jr-and-tony-gwynn-could-be-the-first-unanimous-selections/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210064745/http://articles.mcall.com/2006-12-25/sports/3693490_1_ripken-story-career-hits-final-all-star-game/2|archive-date=February 10, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He played his entire 20-year career with San Diego and won an NL-record eight [[batting title]]s.<ref name="gwynn_retire" /> The most recent number to be retired was [[Trevor Hoffman]]'s No. 51 in 2011. He had retired from playing after 2010, when he left the game as MLB's career leader in [[save (baseball)|saves]] with 601, including 552 with the Padres.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Bernie|title=Padres retire Trevor Hoffman's No. 51|date=August 21, 2011|newspaper=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2011-08-21-459425314_x.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074514/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2011-08-21-459425314_x.htm|archive-date=May 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to moving to Petco, the team played at [[San Diego Stadium]], where the retired numbers were originally displayed on banners hanging from the light towers above the left field stands.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Neill|first=Shaun|title=Banner night for Padres|date=April 15, 2001|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2001/apr/15/banner-night-for-padres/all/?print|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305220022/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2001/apr/15/banner-night-for-padres/all/?print|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ap_05012002">{{cite news|title=Padres 2, Cubs 1|date=May 1, 2002|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|agency=Associated Press|url=http://reds.enquirer.com/2002/05/01/red_padres_2_cubs_1.html|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20021106072817/http://reds.enquirer.com/2002/05/01/red_padres_2_cubs_1.html|archive-date=November 6, 2002|url-status=live|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref> However, Garvey's number was commemorated instead on the wall behind the spot in right-center field where his winning home run in the 1984 NLCS cleared the fence, but the number disappeared when the stadium was expanded in 1997 and the location was masked by an overhang.<ref name="padres_retired_numbers" /><ref name="ap_05012002" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Center|first=Bill|title=On deck: Marlins (60-60) at Padres (65-56), 7:05 tonight|date=August 21, 2004|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040821/news_1s21padrail.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020312/http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040821/news_1s21padrail.html|archive-date=March 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It reappeared in 2002 when all the retired numbers were moved and inscribed on the outfield fence.<ref name="ap_05012002" />

[[File:Padres retired numbers.JPG|thumb|Retired numbers were displayed atop the [[batter's eye]] at Petco Park until 2016]]

The Padres also have a "star on the wall" in honor of broadcaster [[Jerry Coleman]], in reference to his trademark phrase "Oh Doctor! You can hang a star on that baby!" Nearby the initials of the late owner [[Ray Kroc]] are also displayed. Both the star and the initials are painted in gold on the front of the pressbox down the right-field line accompanied by the name of the person in white. Kroc was honored in 1984, Coleman in 2001.

On March 23, 2024, the team held a public memorial and celebration of life for team owner [[Peter Seidler]], who died in November 2023. The club honored his memory with his initials of "PS" inside a gold heart next to Coleman's memorial on the front of the pressbox down the right-field line.

===Padres Hall of Fame===
[[File:San Diego Padres Hall of Fame sign.jpg|thumb|Opening of Padres Hall of Fame at [[Petco Park]] on July 1, 2016]]
{{main|San Diego Padres Hall of Fame}}

The following 16 people have been inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame since it was founded in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padres Hall of Fame |work=Padres.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/padres-hall-of-fame |access-date=March 1, 2022 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183943/https://www.mlb.com/padres/history/padres-hall-of-fame |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Nate Colbert 1972.jpeg|thumb|[[Nate Colbert]]|276x276px]]
[[File:Ray Kroc 1978.jpg|thumb|[[Ray Kroc]]|194x194px]]
[[File:Trevor Hoffman 01.jpg|thumb|[[Trevor Hoffman]]|205x205px]]
{{#section-h:San Diego Padres Hall of Fame|Inductees}}

===San Diego Hall of Champions===
Gwynn, Winfield, Fingers, Gossage, Randy Jones, and [[Graig Nettles]] (3B, 1984–1987) are members of the [[San Diego Hall of Champions]], which is open to athletes native to the San Diego area (such as Nettles) as well as to those who played for San Diego teams (such as Gwynn).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres}};" |'''Padres in the San Diego Hall of Champions'''
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|San Diego Padres}};" |No.
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|San Diego Padres}};" |Player
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|San Diego Padres}};" |Position
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|San Diego Padres}};" |Tenure
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|San Diego Padres}};" |Notes
|-
| — || [[Buzzie Bavasi]] || Team President || 1969–1977 ||
|-
| 1 || [[Garry Templeton]] || [[Shortstop|SS]] || 1982–1991 ||
|-
| 3 || [[Alan Trammell]] || Coach || 2000–2002 || Elected mainly on his performance with [[Detroit Tigers]]
|-
| 4 || [[Bob Skinner]] || Coach<br />Manager || 1970–1973<br />1977 || Born in La Jolla
|-
| 7 || [[Tony Clark]] || [[First baseman|1B]] || 2008 || Elected mainly on his performance with [[Detroit Tigers]]
|-
| 8, 10 || [[Dave Roberts (outfielder)|Dave Roberts]] || [[Outfielder|OF]]<br />Coach<br />Manager || 2005–2006<br />2011–2015 || Raised in San Diego
|-
| 9 || [[Graig Nettles]] || [[Third baseman|3B]] || 1984–1987 || Born and raised in San Diego, attended San Diego State
|-
| 19 || [[Ted Williams]] || [[Left fielder|LF]] || 1936–1937 (PCL) || Elected mainly on his performance with [[Boston Red Sox]], born and raised in San Diego
|-
| 19 || [[Tony Gwynn]] || [[Right fielder|RF]] || 1982–2001 || Attended San Diego State
|-
| 31 || [[Dave Winfield]] || [[Right fielder|RF]] || 1973–1980 ||
|-
| 33 || [[David Wells]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 2004, 2006–2007 || Elected mainly on his performances with [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[New York Yankees]], grew up in [[Ocean Beach, San Diego]]
|-
| 34 || [[Rollie Fingers]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1977–1980 || Elected mainly on his performance with [[Oakland A's]]
|-
| 35 || [[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1973–1980 ||
|-
| 51 || [[Trevor Hoffman]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1993–2008 ||
|-
| 54 || [[Goose Gossage]] || [[Pitcher|P]] || 1984–1987 ||

|}

==Roster==
{{San Diego Padres roster}}

==Minor league affiliates==
{{Main|List of San Diego Padres minor league affiliates}}

The San Diego Padres [[farm team|farm system]] consists of seven [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=SDP|title=San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |Class
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |Team
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |League
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |Location
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |Ballpark
! scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|San Diego Padres|border=2}}" |Affiliated
|-
| [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]]
! scope="row" | [[El Paso Chihuahuas]]
| [[Pacific Coast League]]
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| [[Southwest University Park]]
| align="right" | 2014
|-
| [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]]
! scope="row" | [[San Antonio Missions]]
| [[Texas League]]
| [[San Antonio, Texas]]
| [[Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium]]
| align="right" | 2021
|-
| [[High-A]]
! scope="row" | [[Fort Wayne TinCaps]]
| [[Midwest League]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
| [[Parkview Field]]
| align="right" | 1999
|-
| [[Single-A]]
! scope="row" | [[Lake Elsinore Storm]]
| [[California League]]
| [[Lake Elsinore, California]]
| [[Lake Elsinore Diamond]]
| align="right" | 2001
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Rookie league|Rookie]]
! scope="row" | [[Arizona Complex League Padres|ACL Padres]]
| [[Arizona Complex League]]
| [[Peoria, Arizona]]
| [[Peoria Sports Complex]]
| align="right" | 2021
|-
! scope="row" | [[Dominican Summer League Padres|DSL Padres Brown]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Dominican Summer League]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Boca Chica]], [[Santo Domingo Province|Santo Domingo]]
| rowspan="2" | San Diego Padres Complex
| rowspan="2" align="right" | 2023
|-
! scope="row" | [[Dominican Summer League Padres|DSL Padres Gold]]
|}

==Logos and colors==
Throughout the team's history, the San Diego Padres have used multiple logos, uniforms, and different color combinations.

===1969–1979: Original brown & gold===
Their first logo in [[1969 San Diego Padres season|1969]] depicted a [[friar]] swinging a bat with Padres written at the top while standing in a sun-like figure with San Diego Padres on the exterior of it. The "Swinging Friar" has popped up on the uniform on and off ever since. Although the "Swinging Friar" is no longer used as the primary logo, it remains as the [[mascot]] of the team and is now used as an alternate logo and on the uniform sleeve.

Brown and gold were the Padres' original colors. The team's first uniforms featured a cream base for the home uniforms and a tan base for the road uniforms. Brown letters with gold trim adorned the uniforms, which featured the team name in front of both designs. A second tan uniform, this time with the city name, was used as a road alternate before becoming the primary in [[1971 San Diego Padres season|1971]]. Caps were all-brown with the gold "SD", though the team later broke out an alternate gold cap with a brown brim and "SD" letters.

[[File:Randy Jones - San Diego Padres - 1978.jpg|thumb|upright|<!--Pitcher-->[[Randy Jones (baseball)|Randy Jones]] in [[1978 San Diego Padres season|1978]]]]
Switching from flannel to polyester in [[1972 San Diego Padres season|1972]], the Padres radically changed their uniforms. The team wore all-gold uniforms and pants regardless of road or home games, with the only difference being the road uniform emblazoned with the city name and the home uniform with the team name. The Padres also broke out a new brown cap, complete with a gold front panel and a brown "SD", which would remain for the next several years. The gold front panel was shaped as a bell, alluding to the bells in historic missions in California.

In [[1974 San Diego Padres season|1974]], the Padres returned to wearing traditional uniforms. The home design now had a script "Padres" lettering in front, with the road design keeping much of the original aesthetic. Chest numbers were also added. In&nbsp;[[1976 San Diego Padres season|1976]], the Padres ditched the buttons in favor of pullovers for their home uniform.<ref name="uncsuc">{{cite magazine |last=Fimrite |first=Ron |date=July 12, 1976 |title=Uncommon success for a common man |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/07/12/uncommon-success-for-a-common-man |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183931/https://vault.si.com/vault/1976/07/12/uncommon-success-for-a-common-man |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=October 3, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |page=20}}</ref> In addition, they went with a brown uniform top for road games, featuring gold sleeves and gold letters.

The brown uniforms served as a template for the Padres' next uniform set beginning in [[1978 San Diego Padres season|1978]]. The home uniforms now featured brown sleeves and gold letters, and a gold alternate with brown sleeves and letters was also released. The full team name, which was written in a more futuristic font, was emblazoned in front while the swinging friar logo was added to the left sleeve. However, this set only lasted for that season, as the Padres tweaked its design the next season. The updated design removed the swinging friar logo while returning to the team name/city name dynamic for home and road games respectively. The gold uniforms were also retired.

===1980–1984: Brown, gold, & orange===
[[File:San Diego Padres Cap (1974 - 1984).svg|thumb|upright|Cap logo from 1969 to 1984. The cap was originally brown for the first four Padre seasons before it was switched to yellow with brown panels. Orange was added in 1980.]]
In [[1980 San Diego Padres season|1980]], the Padres added orange to the palette. The team's next uniform set removed the contrasting colored sleeves and chest numbers, and orange was added to the letters and striping of the home uniforms and trim and striping of the road uniforms. The caps were also updated to feature orange trim on the "SD" and within the gold panel. In [[1984 San Diego Padres season|1984]], the Padres added the initials "RAK" on the left sleeve in honor of [[Ray Kroc]], who had owned the team since 1974.<ref name="beasttm">{{cite magazine |last=Wulf |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Wulf |date=April 16, 1984 |title=The Beast team in baseball |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/04/16/the-beast-team-in-baseball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183853/https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/04/16/the-beast-team-in-baseball |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=October 3, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |page=18}}</ref><ref name="detjum">{{cite magazine |last=Wulf |first=Steve |author-link=Steve Wulf |date=October 22, 1984 |title=Detroit jumped all over 'em |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/10/22/detroit-jumped-all-over-em |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183853/https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/10/22/detroit-jumped-all-over-em |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=October 3, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |page=26}}</ref>

===1985–1990: Brown & orange pinstripes===
[[File:LaMarr Hoyt Padres.jpg|thumb|upright|[[LaMarr Hoyt]] in 1985]]
In [[1985 San Diego Padres season|1985]], the Padres switched to using a script-like logo in which ''Padres'' was written sloped up. That would later become a script logo for the Padres. The team's colors were changed to brown and orange and remained this way through the [[1990 San Diego Padres season|1990 season]]. In [[1989 San Diego Padres season|1989]], the Padres took the scripted Padres logo and put it in a gray ring that read "San Diego Baseball Club" with a striped center.

That same year, the Padres returned to wearing traditional buttoned uniforms designed by [[Nicolas Sidjakov|Sidjakov Berman & Gomez]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/30/sports/scouting-high-fashion.html Durso, Joseph. "Scouting: High Fashion," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, January 30, 1985.] Retrieved October 25, 2023.</ref> The home uniforms featured the script "Padres" in front while the road uniforms had the "SD" emblazoned on the left chest. Brown letters with orange trim and brown pinstripes adorned both uniforms. The "RAK" initials remained until [[1986 San Diego Padres season|1986]]. An all-brown cap with the orange "SD" was used with the uniform.

===1991–2003: Blue & orange===
[[File:Tony Gwynn Hall of Fame exhibit.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Tony Gwynn]] exhibit in 2007, featuring the 1994 home and 2001 alternate Padres uniform.]]
In [[1991 San Diego Padres season|1991]], the Padres logo was updated. The color of the ring was changed to silver, and the Padres script was changed from brown to blue. The logo only lasted one year, as the Padres changed their logo for the third time in three years, again by switching colors of the ring. The logo became a white ring with fewer stripes in the center and a darker blue Padres script with orange shadows and they also wearing blue pin stripes. In 1991, the team's colors were also changed, to a combination of orange and navy blue.

The home uniform kept the pinstripes but was changed to navy blue, which was also implemented on the letters. The road uniforms eliminated the pinstripes and added the city name in navy blue block letters with white trim and orange drop shadows. A navy cap with the "S" in white and "D" in orange was used with the uniform. The team logo was added on the left sleeve in [[1996 San Diego Padres season|1996]].

The Padres unveiled a navy blue alternate uniform in [[1997 San Diego Padres season|1997]], featuring the team name in front written in navy blue with orange drop shadows. Other features included orange numbers at the back and white piping along the chest, neck and sleeves. White chest numbers were added in [[1999 San Diego Padres season|1999]]. Initially, the swinging friar logo was added to the left sleeve, but was removed after the [[1998 San Diego Padres season|1998 season]] in favor of the team's primary logo which lasted until the [[2000 San Diego Padres season|2000 season]].

The following year, the Padres began wearing an alternate home white uniform which bore the same features as the primary home uniform minus the pinstripes and orange trim. Navy blue piping was also added. An alternate navy cap with the white "SD" was used with the uniform. This uniform became the primary in [[2001 San Diego Padres season|2001]], after which the pinstriped uniforms were retired following that season.

===2004–2015: Blue & sand===
The logo was completely changed when the team changed stadiums between the [[2003 San Diego Padres season|2003]] and [[2004 San Diego Padres season|2004 season]]s, with the new logo looking similar to home plate with ''San Diego'' written in sand font at the top right corner and the Padres new script written completely across the center. Waves finished the bottom of the plate. Navy remained but a sandy beige replaced orange as a secondary color. The team's colors were also changed, to navy blue and sand brown. In&nbsp;[[2009 San Diego Padres season|2009]], the ''San Diego'' was removed from the top right corner of the logo.
[[File:Jake Peavy 03.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|[[Jake Peavy]] in 2006]]
For the next seven seasons the Padres were the only team in Major League Baseball that did not have a grey jersey. On the road, the team wore sand uniforms with the city name in front. The home design featured the updated "Padres" script in navy with sand drop shadows. Both uniforms featured the primary logo on the left sleeve. The alternate blue uniform featured the same "Padres" script in sand, and the swinging friar logo was added to the left sleeve. The Padres continued to wear their primary navy cap at home, while on the road they went with a second navy cap with "SD" in sand.

In [[2011 San Diego Padres season|2011]], the Padres' road uniform was changed to a grey base, and the navy and sand caps were used exclusively with the navy alternates. After the season, the alternate navy cap was retired.

For the [[2012 San Diego Padres season|2012 season]], the Padres unveiled a new primary logo, featuring the cap logo inside a navy blue circle with the words "San Diego Padres Baseball Club" adorning the outer circle. The "swinging friar" logo was recolored navy blue and white and was added to the left sleeve of the home uniform. Another secondary logo features the Padres script carried over from the previous year's primary logo below the depiction of [[Petco Park]] in sand and above the year of the team's first season (EST. 1969); this design was added to the team's road and navy alternates. While the home uniforms kept the sand trim, the road and navy alternates did not. In addition, the "SD" replaced "Padres" in front of the navy alternates, and the city name wordmark on the road uniforms was updated. All uniforms also added piping around the chest, neck and sleeves.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brock |first=Corey |date=November 9, 2011 |title=Padres' new uniforms a nod to tradition |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25946088/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205074541/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25946088 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=January 10, 2016 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]}}</ref>

===2016–2019: Blue & white===
In the [[2016 San Diego Padres season|2016 season]], the Padres wore a navy blue and gold color scheme, similar to the one used on the [[2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2016 All-Star Game]] logo. The home uniform was patterned similarly to the alternate navy uniforms, with gold trim accenting the piping and letters. An alternate navy cap with the "S" in white and "D" in gold was also used with the uniform.<ref>{{cite web |last=Center |first=Bill |date=December 4, 2015 |title=Padres' uniforms salute past, future, Navy |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-uniforms-salute-past-future-navy/c-158864630 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183900/https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-uniforms-salute-past-future-navy/c-158864630 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media}}</ref> To coincide with the change, the Padres added a new brown and gold alternate uniform to be worn mostly during Friday home games, along with an updated gold-paneled brown cap.

For the [[2017 San Diego Padres season|2017 season]], the Padres revealed a new color scheme and new jerseys for the second straight year. The gold was scrapped from the home uniform and the team reverted to a navy blue-and-white combo. The word ''Padres'' returned to the front of the home uniform, but with a new script, while the script on the road uniform reverted to the ''San Diego'' wordmark style it used from 2004 to 2011. Both uniforms also added the "SD" logo on the left sleeve. The navy blue alternates remained intact minus the left sleeve patch.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cassavell |first=AJ |date=November 22, 2016 |title=Padres reveal lineup of 2017 uniforms |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-unveil-2017-uniform-changes-c209442720 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025075859/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/209442720/padres-unveil-2017-uniform-changes/ |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=Padres.com |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lin |first=Dennis |date=November 22, 2016 |title=Padres unveil 2017 uniforms; yellow removed from home look |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-20161122-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183920/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-padres-20161122-story.html |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=December 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 22, 2016 |title=Padres unveil uniform changes for 2017 |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/161122QTP_padresuniforms/san-diego-padres-unveil-uniform-changes-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183855/https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/161122QTP_padresuniforms/san-diego-padres-unveil-uniform-changes-2017 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> Despite this major change, the brown and gold alternate uniform from the previous set was retained, with the addition of the "SD" on the left sleeve.

===2020–present: Return to brown & gold ===
[[File:Tatis Jr. July 10th, 2021.jpg|thumb|197x197px|[[Fernando Tatís Jr.]] wearing the brown and gold home uniform that was introduced prior to the 2020 season]]

The club announced in January<!-- 25,--> [[2019 San Diego Padres season|2019]] that the original brown and gold colors would return for the [[2020 San Diego Padres season|2020 season]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Adler |first=David |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Padres bringing back brown in unis in 2020 |url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-returning-to-brown-in-uniforms-in-2020-c303156480 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183919/https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-returning-to-brown-in-uniforms-in-2020-c303156480 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2019 |website=Padres.com |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> The new uniform designs featuring the brown and gold colors were officially unveiled on November 9.<ref name="CassavellPadresUnis" /> The team featured brown and gold on each of the three unveiled jerseys, including the return of pinstripes to the Padre home jersey for the first time since 2001 and a sand-colored road jersey (also with pinstripes) for the first time since [[2010 San Diego Padres season|2010]]. Alternate non-pinstriped sand pants are paired with the brown alternate jersey. The shade of the sand color is noticeably darker than the sand-colored road jerseys worn from 2004 to 2010. An all-brown cap with "SD" in gold was also released. With the uniform change, the San Diego Padres are once again the only team in the league that do not feature grey in their road uniforms.

The return to brown and gold uniforms has coincided with an increase in team merchandise sales, with the Padres ranking in the top 10 in MLB team merchandise sales at U.S. sports retailer Lids during the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puccio |first=Anthony |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Yankees & Dodgers Dominate Lids MLB Team Gear Sales |url=https://boardroom.tv/yankees-dodgers-lids-mlb-sales/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Boardroom |language=en-US}}</ref>

====City Connect====
In [[2022 San Diego Padres season|2022]], the Padres joined 13 other teams in wearing [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]'s "[[City Connect]]" uniforms. The primarily white uniform featured pink, mint green and yellow accents on the letters and sleeves, and has "San Diego" written in a graffiti style. The left mint sleeve contained a recolored version of the "swinging friar" logo in pink and yellow. The all-mint cap featured the pink interlocking "SD" in front. The uniform intended to pay tribute to the [[San Diego–Tijuana]] bi-national metropolitan area, highlighting San Diego's long-standing relations with [[Tijuana]] in [[Baja California]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 2022 |title=San Diego culture, colors highlight Padres City Connect unis |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-unveil-city-connect-uniforms |access-date=July 2, 2022 |work=MLB |department=San Diego Padres}}</ref>

==Mascot==
[[File:Sdmascotfriar2015.jpg|thumb|160px|The "Swinging Friar".]]
The Padres' official mascot is the “Swinging Friar”, a pudgy man dressed as a [[friar]] with a [[tonsure]], [[sandal (footwear)|sandals]], a dark hooded cloak, and a rope around the waist. He swings a [[baseball bat]] and rings a mission bell at home games immediately after a win. He is named and patterned after the Spanish [[Franciscan]]s, who founded [[Mission San Diego de Alcalá]] around which the city of [[San Diego]] was established in 1769.

The Swinging Friar was designed by 19-year-old Carlos Hadaway in the 1950s and first appeared on team programs for the 1962 home opener, when the Padres were still a member of the [[Pacific Coast League]], a [[Minor League Baseball]] organization. The mascot was retained when the team joined [[Major League Baseball]] in 1969. Originally, the Swinging Friar was represented at the ballpark as a real man wearing a friar outfit. Since the 1990s, the character has been a full mascot costume.<ref name="MLB">{{Cite web |title=Swinging Friar - San Diego Padres |url=https://sportmascots.com/mlb/swinging-friar-san-diego-padres/ |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=SportMascots.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=This Day in Padres History, 4/15 |url=https://padres.mlblogs.com/this-day-in-padres-history-4-15-a078f4c2e86e/ |access-date=June 4, 2024 |website=FriarWire on Medium.com |date=April 15, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[San Diego Chicken]] has often been mistaken as the Padres' team mascot due to the frequency with which he appears at Padres games. Although he does make appearances at San Diego sporting events, the Famous Chicken is an independent character owned by professional mascot [[Ted Giannoulas]] and has never been the official mascot of any San Diego sports team.

==Rivalries==
===Divisional===
====Los Angeles Dodgers====
{{main|Dodgers–Padres rivalry}}

The Padres' historical rivalry against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] has often been largely lopsided in favor of LA, however; recent growth between the two teams in competition during the 2020s has added intensity on top of proximity between Los Angeles and San Diego (driving from [[Dodger Stadium]] to Petco Park can be done by simply taking [[Interstate 5]]). San Diego fans have often harbored animosity towards Los Angeles due in small part to San Diego being an unstable home for multiple sports franchises as both the [[Los Angeles Chargers|Chargers]] and the [[Los Angeles Clippers|Clippers]] had relocated to Los Angeles after being unable to secure either a new arena or stable finances in San Diego. Following the [[Relocation of professional sports teams|relocation]] of the [[San Diego Chargers|Chargers]] to [[Los Angeles]] in 2017, the Padres became the only franchise in the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|four major American professional sports leagues]] in the [[Sports in San Diego|San Diego sports]] market, strengthening the rivalry and San Diego's animosity to Los Angeles sports in general. The Dodgers currently lead the series 504–412, and both teams have met in the post season three times (Los Angeles winning the [[2020 NLDS]] and [[2024 NLDS]], while San Diego won in [[2022 National League Division Series|2022]]). Off the field, the rivalry has been just as competitive, as the two teams have aggressively battled on the trade market and free agency over numerous star players, including a [[Juan Soto trade (2022)|deal that traded]] for [[Juan Soto]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2022 |title=San Diego Padres trade for Washington Nationals slugger Juan Soto |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34334378/san-diego-padres-agree-trade-washington-nationals-slugger-juan-soto-sources-say |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Interleague===
====Seattle Mariners (The Vedder Cup)====
An unusual rivalry exists between the Padres and the [[American League]]'s [[Seattle Mariners]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Front: A Brief History of the Vedder Cup |url=https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/17243/western-front-a-brief-history-of-the-vedder-cup/}}</ref> The matchup was designated one of the 15 "naturalized rivalries" when interleague play began in 1997, and the teams have played every year since, except 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Togerson |first=Derek |date=2016-05-30 |title=How the Vedder Cup Came to Be |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/how-the-vedder-cup-came-to-be/60870/ |website=NBC San Diego}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-03-14 |title=Mariners "Heating Up" the Rivalry |url=https://www.gaslampball.com/2013/3/14/4104230/mariners-heating-up-the-rivalry |website=Gaslamp Ball |publisher=SB Nation}}</ref> 

Little on the surface links the two teams, who play in separate leagues and in cities that sit about 1,250 miles apart. Still, they share a spring training facility—the [[Peoria Sports Complex]] in [[Peoria, Arizona]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Ranking Every 'Hometown' Interleague Rivalry |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1652895-power-ranking-every-hometown-interleague-rivalry |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>—and in many years have competed for draft picks and prospects after failing to make the playoffs. (The Padres failed to win a single playoff series between 1999 and 2019, while the Mariners failed to make the playoffs from 2002 to 2021. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Devils Talking Padres – Padres drop series to Dodgers, return home for Vedder Cup |url=https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/devils-talking-padres-padres-drop-series-to-dodgers-return-home-for-vedder-cup/ |website=East Village Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-12 |title=Padres Head to Seattle For Vedder Cup |url=https://friarsonbase.com/2015/05/12/padres-head-to-seattle-for-vedder-cup/ |website=Friars on base}}</ref>) Far from a bitter rivalry, it is viewed by the teams and most fans as more of a humorous contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gorra |first=Jeff |date=June 3, 2016 |title=The Legacy of the Vedder Cup |url=https://artistwaves.com/the-legacy-of-the-vedder-cup/ |website=Artist Waves}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Muck |first=Jeremy |date=2015-03-05 |title=Vedder Cup has finally gotten some Intrigue! |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/mar/05/vedder-cup-has-finally-got-some-intrigu/ |website=nwaonline.com}}</ref>

The rivalry has long been unofficially called the '''Vedder Cup''' after [[Pearl Jam]] frontman [[Eddie Vedder]], who claims both Seattle and San Diego as hometowns—and who roots for the [[Chicago Cubs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unlike past years, 'Vedder Cup' series between M's and Padres will have intrigue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/unlike-past-years-vedder-cup-series-between-ms-and-padres-will-have-intrigue/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rotation: A History of the Vedder Cup, Baseball's Strangest Rivalry |url=https://www.pitcherlist.com/the-rotation-history-vedder-cup-baseballs-strangest-rivalry/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brock |first=Corey |last2=Lin |first2=Dennis |date=April 20, 2020 |title=A Vedder Cup unlike any other: Simming the 2022 World Series |url=https://theathletic.com/1758263/2020/04/20/a-vedder-cup-unlike-any-other-simming-the-2022-world-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200424225709/https://theathletic.com/1758263/2020/04/20/a-vedder-cup-unlike-any-other-simming-the-2022-world-series/ |archive-date=2020-04-24 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref> From the 2025 season, the rivalry will be officially designated as the Vedder Cup, with a trophy designed by Vedder himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stumbaugh |first=Julia |title=Padres, Mariners to Compete in MLB's Vedder Cup; Trophy Designed by Pearl Jam Singer |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25171113-padres-mariners-compete-mlbs-vedder-cup-trophy-designed-pearl-jam-singer |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>

==Military appreciation==
In 1996, the Padres became the first national sports team to have an annual military appreciation event.<ref>{{cite news |author=[[Mass Communication Specialist|MC]]1 Kim McLendon |date=April 9, 2008 |title=Padres Salute Armed Forces With Military Appreciation Night |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=36238 |access-date=February 21, 2011 |newspaper=Navy News Service}}<br />{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=September 2, 2011 |title=America's Fans: Our Military and Major League Baseball |url=http://www.ourmilitary.mil/recent-news/americas-fans-our-military-and-mlb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219191240/http://www.ourmilitary.mil/recent-news/americas-fans-our-military-and-mlb |archive-date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=ourmilitary.mil |publisher=United States Department of defense }}</ref> In 2000, the Padres began wearing a [[Military camouflage|camouflage]] jersey to honor the [[United States armed forces|military]]. Starting in 2008, the Padres began wearing camouflage jerseys for every Sunday home game. The team also wears the uniforms on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. For 2011, the Padres changed the camouflage design to a more modern "digital" design, using the [[MARPAT]] design after receiving permission from then-[[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant]] [[James T. Conway|James Conway]],<ref name="BCENTER">{{cite news |author=Bill Center |date=January 25, 2011 |title=New uniforms make Padres' military tribute harder to see |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/25/padres-new-camouflage-uniforms-make-militrary-trib/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183930/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2011 |newspaper=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]}}</ref> and dropped the green from the lettering and logo of the jersey. Green was replaced by a sand-olive color (also in the cap worn with the jersey). For 2016, to coincide with hosting the [[2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], the Padres added a second camouflage jersey, this time in navy blue. The Padres alternated the navy camouflage jersey with a [[Marines]] style, which were used through 2019. From 2020 to 2023, the Padres used two different camouflage jersey colors: green and sand-olive, both with the current ''Padres'' logo.

Since 1995<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vasgerdsian |first1=Ed |year=2008 |title=San Diego Padres-"The Team of the Military" |url=http://www.leatherneckmagazine-digital.com/leatherneckmagazine/200810/?pg=22#pg22 |url-status=dead |journal=Leatherneck Magazine |publisher=Marine Corps Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713193614/http://www.leatherneckmagazine-digital.com/leatherneckmagazine/200810/?pg=22#pg22 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=February 20, 2011 }}</ref> Marine Recruits from the nearby [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|Marine Corps Recruit Depot]] often visit the games en masse during Military Appreciation Day, in uniform, often filling entire sections of the upper deck of Petco Park. When present, the team commemorates them with a special Fourth Inning Stretch featuring the [[Marines' Hymn]] played by [[stadium organist]] [[Bobby Cressey]].<ref>{{cite web |title=San Diego Padres |url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/national/sandiego.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183911/https://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/national/sandiego.html |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> Through April 2005 over 60,000 marine recruits were hosted by the Padres.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tom Cushman |date=April 17, 2005 |title=Captain Jack salutes Padres' military outreach efforts |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050417/news_1s17cushman.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184032/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |newspaper=[[San Diego Union Tribune]]}}</ref> This is part of an extensive military outreach program, which also includes a series of Military Appreciation Night games,<ref>{{cite web |title=Military Appreciation Series |url=https://www.mlb.com/padres/community/military |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183940/https://www.mlb.com/padres/community/military |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |work=San Diego Padres |publisher=MLB}}</ref> and [[Videotape|game tapes]] mailed to deployed [[United States Navy]] ships of the Pacific Fleet for onboard viewing (a large portion of the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]] is home ported in San Diego).<ref>{{cite news |author=MCC Donnie Ryan |author2=MC3 Sarah Bitter |date=September 6, 2008 |title='Padres at Sea' Program Helps Peleliu Sailors and Marines Follow San Diego Baseball during Deployment |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=39587 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212035931/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=39587 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2012 |access-date=February 20, 2011 |newspaper=Navy News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 1, 1998 |title=Padres cover their bases with military |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1998/06/19980601/No-Topic-Name/Padres-Cover-Their-Bases-With-Military.aspx |access-date=March 12, 2011 |newspaper=Sports Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sandy Burgin |date=October 23, 2002 |title=Ensch, Pads dedicated to military |url=http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20021023&content_id=163020&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103938/https://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20021023&content_id=163020&vkey=news_sd&fext=.jsp&c_id=sd |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2011 |work=San Diego Padres |publisher=MLB.com }}</ref> Now, every Sunday home games the Padres play is "Military Sunday".

The San Diego area is home to a number of military installations, including several Navy and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] bases centered on [[San Diego Bay]], [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] (former home of the [[United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program|"Top Gun"]] training program), and the [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] training ground at [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton|Camp Pendleton]]. Civilians employed at those bases account for around 5% of the county's working population.<ref name="Navy.mil">{{cite web |title=Naval Base San Diego Thanks Navy League for Support |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=38356 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624020835/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=38356 |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |access-date=April 7, 2011 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Navy}}</ref>

==Radio and television==
{{See also|List of San Diego Padres broadcasters}}
As of May 31, 2023, the Padres' regional telecasts are produced by [[MLB Local Media|MLB's local media department]] and distributed via local origination channels on television providers in the team's regional market, as well as an over-the-top subscription service distributed by [[MLB.tv]]. These telecasts are branded as '''PADRES.TV'''. Games air on the following cable providers and networks:<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2024 |title=Padres.TV Free for Spring Training with 25 Games to Air on TV, Radio or Online |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/sports/2024/02/14/padres-tv-free-for-spring-training-with-25-games-to-air-on-tv-radio-or-online/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

*[[DirecTV]] (CH. 694-3)
*[[DirecTV Stream]] (CH. 694)
*[[AT&T U-Verse]] (CH. 781 or CH. 1781)
*[[Cox Communications|Cox (San Diego)]] (CH. 83)
*Cox (Las Vegas) ([[YurView|YurView Las Vegas]])
*[[Spectrum (brand)|Spectrum (San Diego)]] (CH. 305 or CH. 443)
*Spectrum (Hawaii) (CH. 230 or CH. 443) 
*[[FuboTV]]

[[Don Orsillo]] is the play-by-play announcer, with [[Mark Grant (baseball)|Mark Grant]] as color analyst and [[Bob Scanlan]] as [[field reporter]]. [[Bally Sports San Diego]] (formerly Fox Sports San Diego) had assumed the rights to the team in 2012 under a 20-year deal, replacing [[Cox Communications|Cox Cable]]'s [[YurView California|4SD]].<ref name="NCT">{{cite news |date=December 8, 2011 |title=MAFFEI: Fox Sports San Diego is close to being reality |newspaper=[[North County Times]] |publisher=MLIM Holdings |url=http://www.nctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/padres/maffei-fox-sports-san-diego-is-close-to-being-reality/article_a2a993f0-e19c-5bd4-b7e3-0277c099b7ea.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207193605/http://www.nctimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/padres/maffei-fox-sports-san-diego-is-close-to-being-reality/article_a2a993f0-e19c-5bd4-b7e3-0277c099b7ea.html |archive-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref><ref name="svg-fssd">{{cite web |author=Jason Dachman |date=May 11, 2012 |title=Fox Sports' San Diego Startup Operates Entire Network Out of One Truck |url=http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2012/05/11/fox-sports-san-diego-startup-operates-entire-network-out-of-one-truck/ |access-date=May 17, 2012 |website=Sports Video Group}}</ref> Amid the [[Diamond Sports Group#Bankruptcy|chapter 11 bankruptcy]] of the network's parent company [[Diamond Sports Group]], Bally missed a rights payment to the Padres in May 2023, causing the rights to the Padres to revert to the team; MLB subsequently took over production of the Padres' regional broadcasts, retaining the commentators and contracted employees.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez|first1=Alden|title=Diamond Sports Group fails to pay Padres, loses broadcast rights|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37762861/diamond-sports-group-fails-pay-padres-loses-broadcast-rights|access-date=May 30, 2023 |work=[[ESPN]]|date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Ourand|first1=John|title=SBJ Unpacks: Padres' deal with Bally Sports ends tonight|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/SBJ-Unpacks/2023/05/30.aspx|access-date=May 30, 2023 |work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=June 15, 2023 |title=How MLB Took Over a Regional Sports Network in 24 Hours |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/how-mlb-took-over-padres-bally-sports-rsn-in-24-hours-1235515509/ |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dachman |first=Jason |date=June 14, 2023 |title=Inside MLB Local Media's Launch of San Diego Padres Productions and What It Means for the Future |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2023/06/14/inside-mlb-local-medias-launch-of-san-diego-padres-productions-and-what-it-means-for-the-future/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}</ref>

As of the 2021 season, Padres radio broadcasts in English are carried by [[KWFN]] ''97.3 The Fan'', after having previously been carried by [[sister station]] 94.9 [[KBZT]] upon the acquisition of the radio rights by [[Entercom]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/as-padres-move-to-kegy-format-flip-expected/article_3f89c780-16d5-11e8-aafc-6f983b6541b7.html|title=As Padres Move To KEGY, Format Flip Expected.|work=Inside Radio|access-date=February 21, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184035/http://www.insideradio.com/free/as-padres-move-to-kegy-format-flip-expected/article_3f89c780-16d5-11e8-aafc-6f983b6541b7.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-padres-radio-spring-schedule-notes-0219-story.html|title=Padres announce new radio home, spring broadcast schedule|last=Acee|first=Kevin|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184040/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-padres-radio-spring-schedule-notes-0219-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jesse Agler is the primary [[play-by-play]] announcer, with [[Tony Gwynn Jr.]] serving as [[color analyst]]. The games are also broadcast in Spanish on [[XEXX-AM]], ''Radio Ranchito 1420 AM'', with Eduardo Ortega, Carlos Hernández and Pedro Gutiérrez announcing. Padre games were also aired from 2006 to 2010 on [[XHPRS-FM]] 105.7.

Spanish language telecasts of Sunday games are seen [[XHAS-TDT]] channel 33. Until September 2007, Friday and Saturday games were seen in Spanish on [[KSEX-CD|KBOP-CA]] channel 43, until that station changed to an all-infomercial format. This makes XHAS-TDT the only over-the-air-television station carrying Padres baseball. English-language Padres over-the-air broadcasts aired through the years on [[XETV-TDT|XETV-TV]] 6, [[KNSD|KCST-TV]] 39, [[KUSI-TV]] 51, [[KFMB-TV]] 8 and [[KSWB-TV]] 69.

John Demott was the Padres' first public address announcer when the team began in 1969. By the late 1970s, Bruce Binkowski had taken over as PA announcer, and became the longest-serving public address announcer in the team's history, remaining until the end of the 1999 season. First DeMott and then Binkowski also were responsible with PA announcing duties for the [[History of the San Diego Chargers|San Diego Chargers]] and the [[San Diego State Aztecs]], both of which were joint tenants at Qualcomm Stadium with the Padres until the Padres moved into [[Petco Park]]. From Petco Park's opening in 2004 until 2013, the PA announcer was Frank Anthony, a radio host with 105.7 XHPRS-FM. On April 19, 2014, Alex Miniak was announced as the new Public Address announcer for the San Diego Padres. Miniak was formerly the PA announcer for the [[New Hampshire Fisher Cats]], the Double-A affiliate of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], and is the current PA commentator for the ''[[MLB The Show]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/san-diego-padres-name-alex-miniak-as-new-public-address-announcer/c-72718408|title=Padres name Miniak as new PA announcer|website=San Diego Padres|date=April 19, 2014 |access-date=March 1, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184049/https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/san-diego-padres-name-alex-miniak-as-new-public-address-announcer/c-72718408|url-status=live}}</ref>

The San Diego Padres were first portrayed in the 1979 [[NBC]] made-for-TV film ''[[The Kid from Left Field (1979 film)|The Kid from Left Field]]'', starring [[Gary Coleman]] as Jackie Robinson "J.R." Cooper, a youngster who is passionate about baseball, and puts his knowledge to good use when he becomes the manager of the Padres and helps lead them to the [[World Series]].

In 2015, the San Diego Padres were also seen in an HBO original comedy/Documentary style movie, [[Ferrell Takes the Field]] starring [[Will Ferrell]], where he plays ten major league baseball Spring-training games in ten different positions on the field in one day, one of the teams including The San Diego Padres. The movie was a special by HBO sponsored by MLB and dedicated to the fight against cancer charity, Cancer for College. The movie premiered in Petco Park after the Padres vs. Dodgers game on September 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 13, 2015 |title=Ferrell takes the field in Cactus League for 2 cancer charities |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sdut-cactus-league-will-ferrell-ten-positions-ten-teams-2015mar12-story.html |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, the San Diego Padres were portrayed once again in the one-season [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[Pitch (TV series)|Pitch]]'', starring [[Kylie Bunbury]] as Ginny Baker, the first female to play in Major League Baseball.<ref name="newscenter.sdsu.edu">{{Cite web |title=News {{!}} SDSU {{!}} Columbia University Wins Sports MBA Case Competition |url=https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsuniverse/news.aspx?v=print&v=print&v=print&v=print&s=70737 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=newscenter.sdsu.edu}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sports in San Diego]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|author1-link=Nelson Papucci|first1=Nelson|last1=Papucci|title=The San Diego Padres, 1969–2002: A Complete History|year=2002|publisher=Big League Press|isbn=9780971946606}}
* {{cite book|title=One on One: My Journey with Hall of Famers, Fan Favorites, and Rising Stars|publisher=SDP Publishing Solutions|year=2010|isbn=978-0-9824461-7-1|first=Jane|last=Mitchell}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.mlb.com/padres Official website]

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