It's never easy facing top hitters on the mound and San Diego Padres ace Michael King's 2025 season could see several such matchups against the LA Dodgers and their fearsome hitting trio of Shohei Oht

The San Diego Padres could end up being dark horse candidates to acquire Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the Toronto Blue Jays.

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.

Shohei Ohtani reportedly played a large role in starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani was part of a contingent of

An active lawsuit between late Padres owner Peter Seidler's wife and brothers might have caused San Diego to lose out on signing free agent Roki Sasaki.

The San Diego Padres faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, a rivalry matchup that was arguably more entertaining than the Fall C

Tanner Scott was the latest big name to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. The reliever has reportedly signed a four-year, $72 million contract days after the team were successful in pursuing young Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki. The 30-year-old received a special welcome from Shohei Ohtani.

Right until the very end, the San Diego Padres thought they had a real shot at landing Roki Sasaki, doing everything possible — from giving him a star-studded tour of the city to ensuring they had as much international bonus pool money as possible — to give themselves the edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Reports suggested they threw everything at him in their wooing attempts; they invited him into a player's home, they had Yu Darvish, Manny Machado, and Joe Musgrove host him in San Diego, they got him in Padres gear for a workout at Petco.

Roki Sasaki will be playing the 2025 MLB season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and will be the highest paid international prospect, as well as helping superstar Shohei Ohtani.

For Dodgers fans, it’s cause for celebration. For the rest of the league, it’s a disappointing conclusion and another reason to gripe and groan about the growing might of MLB’s new evil empire.

In San Diego, news that one-man Powerball ticket Roki Sasaki has decided to join the Dodgers was more than a gut punch. It was a steel-toed boot to the shin, a Clydesdale stomp to the foot, a right hook to the jaw. This hurt in all kinds of ways, big and bigger than big.