Andrea Arcadipane details what improvements are needed for Dylan Cease and Jackson Chourio to have a strong second half of the MLB season.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado slammed a former Padre in a postgame interview, the Friars are urged to trade for an All-Star and Dylan Cease could be on the move by the trade deadline.

Dylan Cease strikes out Brandon Nimmo to begin his start, notching his first strikeout against the Mets in the top of the 1st

San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Cease was hit in the back of the head by a one-hopper by Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets on Monday night and remained in the game. As the ball caromed into foul territory for a double,

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Elias Díaz drives in Jose Iglesias with winning run in ninth inning; five-run fifth inning brought Padres back from four runs down

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As the San Diego Padres continue to nip at the heels of the spiraling Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the West, general manager AJ Preller has been hard at work trying to creatively improve the team.