1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (614+ words) A year ago, Angel Laya was the top-ranked high school baseball prospect in San Diego. The Eastlake High School outfielder shunned the pros and went to the University of Oregon, where he hit.296 with 47 RBIs in 59 games. His 14 home runs…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1895+ words) The Padres signed Sung-Mun Song to a four-year, $15 million contract in December. The South Korean star was a fifth-round pick of the KBO’s Nexen (now Kiwoom) Heroes in 2014, but appeared in just 226 games from 2015-19 before missing all of 2020 and part…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago  (797+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Juan Soto and CJ Abrams were on the same team Tuesday night. They both faced Dylan Cease in the first inning of the All-Star game. “The Padres are really good talent evaluators,” Cease said later. “I mean, they really…...

20+ hour, 31+ min ago  (530+ words) The mariachi band broke into song as soon as the Tijuana Municipal Little League team stepped back onto its home field Monday afternoon. Cheers and applause erupted for the team, which over the weekend earned the coveted spot to represent…...

21+ hour, 49+ min ago  (557+ words) In a bid to boost attendance for its season opener, San Diego State is offering season-ticket holders two complimentary tickets for the Sept. 5 game against Portland State at Snapdragon Stadium. “We wanted to open the season by giving our loyal…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (306+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that the sale of the Padres will get “done.” His comments on the state of the Padres’ ownership transfer were consistent with what others familiar with the process have indicated in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1011+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Of course, the Padres’ closer is here. Why wouldn’t he be? First, there is an argument to be made that Mason Miller is the best relief pitcher in the major leagues. “He throws ghostballs,” Reds All-Star infielder Sal Stewart…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1070+ words) Philadelphia hosting Tuesday’s All-Star Game is appropriate as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday. After all, the city hosted the original all-stars in 1776, when those attending the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. As big as this year’s observance has…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (408+ words) Point Loma right-hander Mike Adamson was the first San Diego high school player ever selected in the MLB draft, taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round of the first-ever amateur draft in 1965. He got to the big leagues…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (905+ words) The Padres, hurt and tired and having not played all that well lately, crawled to the All-Star break. Their final step was achieved by running their way to a victory. Two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning — aided…...