San Diego Padres
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The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team in the National League West Division. The San Diego Padres are based in San Diego, California.
| San Diego Padres | |
|---|---|
| Location: | San Diego, California |
| Year Founded: | 1969 |
| Colors: | blue, sand, white |
| Mascot: | Swinging Friar |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Website: | http://padres.mlb.com/ |
The team plays in Petco Park (naming rights held by the San Diego based pet supply chain). The park has two interesting features:
- The left field "foul pole" is actually the corner of the historic Western Metal Supply Company building: the original plan was to demolish the building, but as it is a National Historic Landmark it could not be torn down without considerable controversy, so the park was redesigned around the building.
- Petco and PETA have had a running feud over Petco's animal sales: after two unsuccessful attempts to purchase a commemorative brick on the facility, on the third attempt PETA purchased a brick with the phrase "Break Open Your Cold Ones! Toast The Padres! Enjoy This Championship Organization!" (which, in a hidden acrostic, spells out "BOYCOTT PETCO"). The team elected to leave the brick.
Roster
Pitchers
- 37 - Mike Adams
- 21 - Heath Bell
- 26 - Cesar Carrillo
- 29 - Kevin Correia
- 39 - Ernesto Frieri
- 63 - Sean Gallagher
- 27 - Jon Garland
- 64 - Steve Garrison
- 57 - Luke Gregerson
- 52 - Craig Italiano
- 38 - Mat Latos
- 49 - Wade LeBlanc
- 65 - Radhames Liz
- 45 - Edward Mujica
- 59 - Luis Perdomo
- 44 - Aaron Poreda
- 34 - Cesar Ramos
- 33 - Clayton Richard
- 55 - Adam Russell
- 46 - Tim Stauffer
- 54 - Joe Thatcher
- 58 - Ryan Webb
- 32 - Chris Young
Catchers
- 4 - Nick Hundley
- 11 - Dusty Ryan
- 8 - Yorvit Torrealba
Infielders
- 10 - Matt Antonelli
- 1 - Everth Cabrera
- 3 - Luis Durango
- 22 - David Eckstein
- 23 - Adrian Gonzalez
- 15 - Jerry Hairston Jr.
- 14 - Oscar Salazar
Outfielders
- 88 - Kyle Blanks
- 28 - Aaron Cunningham
- 18 - Tony Gwynn
- 12 - Scott Hairston
- 7 - Chase Headley
- 16 - Matt Stairs
- 25 - Will Venable
Minor League Affiliates
The minor league affiliates of the Padres are:
- AAA - Portland Beavers
- AA - San Antonio Missions
- A Adv. - Lake Elsinore Storm
- A - Fort Wayne Wizards
- SS - Eugene Emeralds