San Diego Padres
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California, United States
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 in 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 nameEdit
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]
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