They used eight starting pitchers in 2024 ... Preller appeared to set the Padres up to challenge the Dodgers in the postseason in 2020 when he traded for Mike Clevinger at the trade deadline.

His primary challenge this year will be to begin the playoffs with his pitching staff and aging lineup ... died in 2023 seemed to handcuff the Padres front office this offseason.

It's the best time in the year, at least at Rocco's Pizza & Cantina in Omaha, Nebraska: it's the annual Jell-O shot challenge during the College World Series, in which fans buy as many as possible in support of their school.

The San Diego Padres own the best pitching in the majors ... like to start getting on a roll away from home and their next challenge is the opener of a three-game series with the Yankees, who ...

Pretty much every seat except those in the far reaches of the upper deck were filled. In the lower bowl, almost everyone stood. The first pitch from the mound was cheered. The first warmup pitch. Shohei Ohtani pitching for the first time since before his September 2023 Tommy John surgery — and pitching for the first time with the Dodgers — made Dodger Stadium the center of the