San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and World Series
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Xander Bogaerts, San Diego Padres and Loss
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The Padres have an aggressive front office, a pool of talented veterans and one of the shallowest prospect groups in baseball, which means they will keep the pedal on the floor in 2026 and continue their multiyear attempt to end the Dodgers' dominant reign over the NL West and finally get back to the World Series.
For the first time since the 2017 NLDS, the Chicago Cubs have won a playoff series. They held on for a 3-1 win against the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series on Thursday evening at Wrigley Field,
While scouting Derek Jeter remained a crowning achievement for Dick Groch, he later brought his baseball acumen to the Milwaukee Brewers, for whom he served as special assistant to the general manager.
After the Padres lost 3-1 to the Cubs in the do-or-die NL Wild Card Game 3, Manny Machado wasted no time identifying the culprit.
The Padres were eliminated from the Wild Card after a poor strike call on Xander Bogaerts that sparked a heated postgame clash with umpires.
Bleacher Report's Erik Beaston predicted San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease will leave San Diego in free agency and join the Atlanta Braves. Cease ar
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