San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres founded in 1969 |
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abbreviation |
SD |
Nickname (s) |
The Pad Squad, The Pads, My Padres, The Friars |
Club colors |
Dark blue, sand, white
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league |
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Ball park (s) |
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president |
Jed Hoyer |
successes |
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Website : padres.com |
The San Diego Padres are an American baseball team. You play in the Western Division of the National League .
The San Diego Padres are from San Diego ( California ), where they 1969 were founded. The team has played its home games at PETCO Park since 2004 . Besides the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, they are the only MLB team that has played in California since it was founded.
The former owner of the Padres was McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc .
Numbers that are no longer assigned
- 42 Jackie Robinson (at any Major League Baseball club)
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Players in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame boards with padres badges. |
Current squad
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the number of players in the active squad at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season on 23/24. July increased to 30 players. Two weeks later there was a scheduled reduction to 28 players. Another two weeks later, the number of players is to be reduced to 26 and maintained for the entire 2020 season. In the case of double-headers , the teams may appoint a 27th player to the active squad.
Minor league teams of the San Diego Padres
- AAA : El Paso Chihuahuas , El Paso , Texas
- AA : San Antonio Missions , San Antonio , Texas
- Advanced A : Lake Elsinore Storm , Lake Elsinore , California
- A : Fort Wayne Wizards , Fort Wayne , Indiana
- Short A : Tri-City Dust Devils , Pasco , Washington
- Rookie : Arizona Padres , Peoria , Arizona
- Rookie : Dominican Summer League Padres , Dominican Republic
Web links
- Official site of the San Diego Padres (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-roster-transaction-rules-for-2020-season accessed on: August 24, 2020
- ^ The Baseball Cube: History San Diego Padres