Less than two months from the start of the World Baseball Classic, the Dominican Republic has filled out an unbelievably stacked roster. Shawn Spradling has been rounding up the rosters for each country's national team for the event.
Dominican outfielder Elian Soto, the 17-year-old brother of All-Star Juan Soto and Pablo Guerrero, the 16-year-old brother of All-Star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Things could change but the Padres currently have ten players scheduled to play in the WBC In case you didn’t know, it’s World Baseball Classic year! If you’re thinking it’s been a while since the last time we saw a World Baseball Classic take place, you’re right.
Both the Royals and Padres have some level of interest free-agent lefty Aroldis Chapman, tweets Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. This comes just one day after the Marlins were also reported to have interest in the former Yankees, Cubs and Reds closer.
Seven-time All-Star Aroldis Chapman is generating buzz on the free-agent market. Per MLB.com's
There will be no official lead hitting coach on the staff Kevin Acee is reporting that the San Diego Padres are adding another coach to their staff. Scott Coolbaugh will be an assistant hitting coach alongside Ryan Flaherty.
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani won't become a free agent until after the 2023 season, but the sweepstakes for the two-way phenom are already heating up....
The Padres have signed right-hander Domingo Tapia to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He will presumably be invited to major league Spring Training.
The Red Sox were known to be looking for middle infield help even before news broke earlier this week about Trevor Story.
The Blue Jays’ involvement is perhaps the most interesting, as Toronto hadn’t previously been linked to Xander Bogaerts or any of the top shortstops whatsoever during the offseason.
Catcher Ethan Salas, 16, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, and the consensus top overall prospect in this year's international signing period class, received a $5.6 million bonus with the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
The San Diego Padres are signing top international prospect Ethan Salas to a reported $5.6 million deal. The agreement with the 16-year-old Venezuelan catcher is pending a physical, MLB.com said Sunday.
Friday marked an important date on MLB's offseason calendar
MLB's annual international signing period opened Sunday
MLB's annual international signing period opened Sunday
Today was the deadline to exchange arbitration figures A.J. Preller continues his streak of avoiding arbitration hearings as the general manager of the San Diego Padres.
Outfielder Juan Soto and the San Diego Padres agreed on a $23 million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration, ESPN reported Friday. Soto, 24, batted .236 with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 52 games with the Padres after being acquired in an Aug.
The Padres have avoided arbitration with two stars.
Japan was on top of the world in 2006 after winning the inaugural edition of the World Baseball Classic, an international event organized by MLB. However, in 2008, the Japanese were left out of the medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics, even though they were seen as one of the favorites.
The seven-time All-Star will be heading west and will attempt to help put one National League contender over the top next season.
The Padres may be continuing their mad science experiment.
Tatis missed the first few months of the 2022 MLB season due to wrist surgery. Then after he was close to returning, he was suspended after testing positive for a steroid.
San Diego Padres 2021 All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. is making a big step in his recovery from multiple surgeries.
Nate Colbert, the all-time home run leader in San Diego Padres history, died at age 76, the team announced Thursday night. "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Padres Hall of Famer Nate Colbert," team chairman Peter Seidler said in a statement.
As the sighs of relief, and echoes of cheers fade from the re-signing of Aaron Judge, the Yankees have a fresh issue on their plate.
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