San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team in San Diego, California. The Padres play their home games in a stadium called Petco Park. They have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998. They lost the World Series both times.
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| Established | 1969 | ||
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| Retired numbers | 6, 19, 31, 35, 42, 51 | ||
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| World Series titles (0) | None | ||
| NL Pennants (2) | 1998 • 1984 | ||
| West Division titles (5) | 2006 • 2005 • 1998 • 1996 • 1984 | ||
| Wild card berths (0) | None | ||
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| Owner(s) | John Moores, Jeff Moorad Group, Troy Aikman | ||
| Manager | Bud Black | ||
| General Manager | Josh Byrnes | ||
Team name
The word "padre" means "father" in Spanish, and is also something that Roman Catholics often call priests. The Padres baseball team is named after the "priest" meaning. There had once been a minor league baseball team called the San Diego Padres. The major league team was named for the old team. [1]
San Diego Padres Media
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Tony Gwynn, Hall of Famer
- Dave Winfield - San Diego Padres - 1978.jpg
Dave Winfield, Hall of Famer
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San Diego Padres retired numbers displayed in Ring of Honor at Petco Park
Gwynn's retired No. 19 displayed at Petco Park.
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Retired numbers were displayed atop the batter's eye at Petco Park until 2016
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Opening of Padres Hall of Fame at Petco Park on July 1, 2016
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Professional baseball player Nate Colbert
McDonald's and San Diego Padres owner Ray Croc, circa 1978.
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Trevor Hoffman
- Randy Jones - San Diego Padres - 1978.jpg
Randy Jones in 1978
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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