The Captain has gotten the call to Cooperstown — but it was not unanimous. Derek Jeter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday. Tim Mead, President of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, announced the 2020 induction class — a distinguished class of two comprised of Jeter and outfielder Larry Walker. “I was speechless when I got…

MacKenzie Gore. Taylor Trammell. Luis Patino. Luis Campusano. Which one of them will be the next Fernando Tatis, Jr.? Well, none of them because they all play different positions. But one (or more) of them might be the next non-roster invitee to earn a spot on the Padres Opening Day roster. Or perhaps the best bet is another player...

In 2019 the Padres brought non-roster player Fernando Tatis, Jr. to Major League Spring Training. The super-prospect was their #1 prospect. He earned the Opening Day starting job and quickly became one of the most exciting players in the game. This year the Friars will have their new #1 prospect in Peoria with the big club and hope he has…

In 2016 Drew Pomeranz was a member of the San Diego Padres … for about half a season. But that half a season was one of the best stretches of his 9-year Major League career. “It was great. My last time playing here (at Petco Park as a Padre) was the All-Star Game,” Pomeranz said. “As we did the caravan…

Every year, every fan base in baseball has hope. At Padres FanFest 2020, San Diego fans are no different. The question is: do the Friar Faithful have reason for optimism? Last season the Padres were 45-45 at the All-Star break and only won 27 games the rest of the season. It didn’t do much to change the narrative that the…

While the Friars front office keeps mulling the idea of adding more pieces through trades or free agency they took care of one quite important bit of business on Friday. San Diego had 8 arbitration-eligible players. Those are guys who’ve reached the point of their careers where they aren’t on rookie deals, but aren’t eligible for free agency yet....

The Padres brought back Craig Stammen. Back to you. San Diego baseball fans are still waiting to see if the Friars can add any starting pitchers to the rotation or if A.J. Preller is content to go into the season with what he has in place already. So on this week’s OnFriar Podcast NBC 7’s Darnay Tripp and Derek...

Whether it’s through trades or free agents the Padres have been kicking the tires on all kinds of starting pitchers this off-season. The only one they landed was Zach Davies in a trade that sent Eric Lauer to Milwaukee. So instead of supplementing the starters they’ve bolstered the bullpen, adding Drew Pomeranz and Pierce Johnson … and now retaining...

Welcome to 2020! Now let’s do a whole bunch of things in a completely different way. The Padres only won 70 games last year and haven’t had a winning season since 2010 so, in the spirit of the new year, the OnFriar Podcast has resolutions for the organization in general and several of the guys on the roster already. We…

Journeyman pitcher Don Larsen has died at the age of 90. Larsen threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

The Padres still need pitching. Most of the baseball world believes their biggest weakness is starting pitching, which they really haven’t addressed this off-season. But what the Friars have been doing is bolstering their bullpen. They signed veteran Drew Pomeranz a few weeks ago and now they’re taking a chance on a guy who had to go to another...

Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Major League Baseball…

In 14 years as a Major League Baseball player Ian Kinsler has done a lot. He went to four All-Star Games, won a pair of Gold Gloves, won a World Series and won a World Baseball Classic title.

Mookie Betts? Francisco Lindor? Kris Bryant? If there’s a big name that could be on the move the Padres have reportedly asked about him. Is this just general manager A.J. Preller doing his due diligence? Is he trying to scare other teams into offering too much in a deal? Or is there a chance, like Manny Machado last season,...

Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. SCP Auctions didn’t identify the buyer. The auction was held in Laguna Niguel, California.

Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark. The bat used by the legendary baseball player to hit his 500th home run was auctioned on Saturday for more than $1 million. SCP Auctions didn’t identify the buyer. The auction was held in Laguna Niguel, California. Ruth hit his 500th homer on Aug. 11, 1929, in a game against…

Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, is aggressively opposing a Major League Baseball plan to cut 42 minor league teams across the country after 2020. Among the targeted are the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics in his hometown, Burlington. Defending low-profile ball clubs in far-flung places more fervently than anyone in the…

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed to begin testing for opioids, cocaine, fentanyl and synthetic THC. They will also remove marijuana from the list of drugs of abuse.

Joel Tauber is walking seven miles, every day for 40 days, along the U.S.-Mexico border playing catch with anyone who wants to play and have a conversation.

NBC 7’s Joe Little learns how a game of catch is connecting people along the U.S.-Mexico border.