Petco Park (San Diego)

Petco Park has been home to the San Diego Padres since 2004.…

Kevin Towers

Tony Gwynn is clearly Mr. Padre. Perhaps Kevin Towers should…
Elten Schiller

Elten Schiller

“Combining a career since 1947 in professional baseball with…

Eduardo Ortega

At the start of the 2018 season, Latinos comprised slightly less…
Jake Peavy (ANDY HAYT/SAN DIEGO PADRES)

Jake Peavy

The 2001 Baseball America Prospect Handbook listed Jacob Peavy…

Dave Winfield

Imposing, confident, complex, charismatic, and controversial,…

Benito Santiago

Benito Santiago was one of the best catchers in the majors in…
Will Venable (COURTESY OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES)

Will Venable

On August 29, 2008, 25-year-old Will Venable, made his major-league…

Eric Show

Channeled into baseball by an overbearing, perfectionist father,…

Gene Richards

On August 29, 1977, Gene Richards was nearing the end of what…
Garry Templeton (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Garry Templeton

Garry Lewis Templeton was born on March 24, 1956, in Lockney,…

Phil Nevin

When Phil Nevin was an infant, he had difficulty breathing. His…