San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a professional baseball club in San Diego, playing in Major League Baseball’s National League at Petco Park.
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Key facts
May 1968
The National League admitted San Diego and Montreal for play the following year.[1]
1969First major-league season
The expansion club owned by C. Arnholt Smith began National League play, losing 110 games in its first season.[2]
August 1, 1972Five home runs in one day
Nate Colbert hit five home runs in a doubleheader against the Braves.[3]
January 1974
Ray Kroc bought the club for $12 million and pledged to stay in San Diego; National League approval followed on January 31.[1]
1984First National League pennant
The Padres won their first National League pennant, then lost to the Tigers in five World Series games.[2]
June 1990
Tom Werner’s group received approval for its $90 million purchase from Joan Kroc.[1]
1994Gwynn hits .394
Tony Gwynn led the National League with a .394 average in the strike-shortened season.[3]
December 1994
Baseball approved John Moores’s purchase, with Larry Lucchino becoming president.[1]
1996Postseason return
The club returned to the postseason, with Ken Caminiti winning National League MVP.[2]
1998Another World Series appearance
The club won another National League pennant but was swept by the Yankees in four World Series games.[2]
April 8, 2004Petco Park opens
The club moved into downtown San Diego’s Petco Park, opening against the Giants. The ballpark preserved the historic Western Metal Supply Building within its left-field design.[4]
2005
The club won the National League West with an 82–80 record.[2]
2006
The club won a second consecutive National League West title.[2]
June 6, 2007Hoffman reaches 500 saves
Trevor Hoffman became the first major-league pitcher to reach 500 career saves.[3]
August 2012
MLB approved the purchase by Ron Fowler, O’Malley-Seidler investors and partners, naming Fowler control person.[1]
November 2020
Peter Seidler increased his stake to become the largest shareholder, succeeding Ron Fowler.[1]
April 9, 2021First no-hitter
Joe Musgrove threw the club’s first no-hitter against the Rangers in a 3–0 win.[3]
August 2022
Fernando Tatis Jr. received an 80-game PED suspension.[5]
October 2022
The club reached the NLCS, losing to the Phillies.[6]
2023
Peter Seidler died.[7]
2025
John Seidler became chairman and control person.[8]
November 2025
Craig Stammen became manager on a three-year contract.[9]
May 2, 2026Agreement to sell control
The Seidler family announced an agreement to sell control to a group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano, pending league approval. Associated Press reported a $3.9 billion valuation.[10]
August 2026
The sale was approved, with Feliciano as control person.[11]
October 2026
The club lost the NL Division Series to the Brewers.[12]
Ballpark and fan culture
Petco Park stands in downtown San Diego with white steel and sandstone exteriors. An outfield park offers lawn seating, and the team’s Hall of Fame opened inside the ballpark in 2016.[4]
The San Diego Chicken first appeared for a radio station in 1974 before becoming a regular presence at Padres games.[3]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
San Diego Padres: Official website: https://www.mlb.com/padres (opens in a new window).[13]
San Diego Padres: X: https://x.com/padres (opens in a new window).[14]
San Diego Padres: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/padres (opens in a new window).[15]
San Diego Padres: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/padres (opens in a new window).[16]
Sources
- San Diego Padres team ownership history (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres History (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres Starting Nine (opens in a new window)
- Petco Park (opens in a new window)
- San Diego’s Tatis suspended (opens in a new window)
- ‘Great year for us’: Padres fall short in NLCS (opens in a new window)
- Peter Seidler (1960–2023): In Memoriam (opens in a new window)
- John Seidler: Front Office (opens in a new window)
- Padres hire former reliever Craig Stammen as next manager (opens in a new window)
- Padres announce agreement to sell team to investor group led by Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano (opens in a new window)
- MLB owners approve Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano as new owners of the San Diego Padres (opens in a new window)
- Padres lose 2026 NLDS to Brewers (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres official website (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres — x (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres — instagram (opens in a new window)
- San Diego Padres — youtube (opens in a new window)