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In 2017 the Padres played an exhibition game against their Single-A affiliate the Storm at the Diamond in Lake Elsinore. I ran into General Manager A.J. Preller in the bathroom and we talked about the three Rule 5 draftees that were about to make the Opening Day roster (Luis Torrens, Miguel Diaz and Allen Cordoba). Yes, just like the author…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions, but it’s not all champagne and celebrations for the organization. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported on Wednesday that the Dodgers have issued layoffs throughout the franchise as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak financial havoc throughout Major League Baseball. According to Shelburne, the Dodgers informed their employees on Wednesday of the layoffs....

With Kim Ng’s new appointment, she is now MLB’s highest-ranked woman.

Jake Cronenworth finished 2nd in the National League Rookie of the Year voting. Jayce Tingler was also runner-up for the Manager of the Year. On Thursday, Manny Machado was a finalist for the NL MVP and finished a frustrating trifecta. Machado finished 3rd behind winner Freddie Freeman and runner-up Mookie Betts. Manny’s teammate, Fernando Tatis Jr., came in 4th...

MLB’s Hot Stove has been lit once more. The Padres have some roster decisions to make. Which free agents will they keep? Which ones should they keep? On this week’s episode of the OnFriar Podcast hosts Darnay Tripp and Derek Togerson rank the importance of each free agent and the likelihood of each one staying in San Diego. Speaking...

An ex-minor league baseball player who used a bat to fatally bash his father, uncle and a bystander inside a Corona home was convicted Wednesday of three counts of first-degree murder, setting the stage for his penalty trial.

Rays skipper Kevin Cash will be second-guessed for years for removing Blake Snell from Game 6. In fact, it was such a big decision that it could change the way the World Series is managed moving forward. On the OnFriar Podcast, former big league All-Star Bret Boone talks about moving back towards managing with your gut AND a stat sheet….

Mookie Betts came to the Dodgers to make a World Series difference. With a mad dash to home plate, he put Los Angeles over the top.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were crowned the 2020 MLB World Series champions Tuesday, the first time since 1988.

Major League Baseball’s postseason bubble succeeded as a defense against the novel coronavirus. MLB players extended their streak of consecutive days with no new COVID-19 tests to 54 through Thursday during a time of rising cases in the United States. Players did not have positive tests in 62 of the previous 63 days, the commissioner’s office said Friday. There were…

Game 7 of the National League Championship did not disappoint for Dodgers fans. Enrique Hernandez and Cody Bellinger both homered as Los Angeles came from behind in the series to beat the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, advancing to the World Series for the third time in four years.

His fist was raised high in the air in triumph. The ball hadn’t even landed yet, but it was as if Walker Buehler already knew what was about to happen. Over 300 feet away Mookie Betts was hastily backpedaling before leaping up at the last second. His eyes closed as he crashed into the wall. He had just made the…

The Padres had a heck of a season, but they’re still not on the same level as the division-rival Dodgers. Or are they? Had their top two starters been available we might have seen a very different NLDS result. In this week’s OnFriar Podcast, we get an injury update on Mike Clevinger and Dinelson Lamet straight from the mouth...

It did not end the way they wanted it to. But this is certainly not the end. The Padres lost three straight games to the Dodgers in the National League Division Series, the last one a blowout on a bullpen day that went haywire. Los Angeles is still the best in the west, and the entire National League. So how…

In 2020 the Padres have been one of baseball’s most resilient teams. They have more comebacks wins than anyone in the Major Leagues. A heaping helping of resiliency is something they need right about now. The Friars are going to have to win three straight games against the Dodgers, the team with the best record in baseball, the overwhelming World…

The Padres and Dodgers meet in the National League Division Series that starts on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas.

The word “traitors” was used a lot.

The Padres have until Tuesday morning to set their roster for the National League Division Series against the Dodgers. They’re going to use every last second of that time. “I expect us to take it to the wire, certainly with Clevinger and Lamet,” says Padres manager Jayce Tingler. The Friars need to see if their pair of aces, Mike...

The San Diego Padres are selling tickets so fans can cheer on the team in a drive-in viewing of their best-of-five NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team held a similar drive-in viewing when San Diego faced and beat the St. Louis Cardinals.

The name of the former baseball commissioner who never had a Black player in the majors during his long reign is being pulled off all future MVP plaques after more than 75 years