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| 2020 San Diego Padres | ||
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| National League West 2nd Place | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Petco Park | |
| City | San Diego, California | |
| Record | 37–23 (.617) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Ron Fowler | |
| General managers | A. J. Preller | |
| Managers | Jayce Tingler | |
| Television | Fox Sports San Diego (Don Orsillo, Mark Grant, Mike Pomeranz, Mark Sweeney, Jesse Agler) Fox Deportes San Diego (Spanish) | |
| Radio | KWFN 97.3 FM (Ted Leitner, Jesse Agler) XEMO 860 AM (Spanish) (Eduardo Ortega, Carlos Hernandez, Pedro Gutierrez) | |
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The 2020 San Diego Padres season was the 52nd season of the San Diego Padres franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the Padres' 17th Season at Petco Park. The Padres were managed by Jayce Tingler, in his first season as the Padres Manager, and played their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2]
On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]
The Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, doing so in each of their four games against the Texas Rangers between August 17 and 20.[4]
On September 13, the Padres won their 31st game of the season, ensuring that they would finish with a winning record for the first time since 2010.[5] On September 20, the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 4–1 to clinch their first postseason appearance since 2006.[6] They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLWCS. The Padres won their first postseason series since the 1998 NLCS. Game 2 of their NLWCS was also the first home postseason win since Petco Park opened and since Game 4 of the aforementioned 1998 NLCS. The Padres winning Game 3 of the NLWCS also clinched their first postseason series at home since Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS (also a winner-take-all game). The Padres were defeated by the eventual World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS at Globe Life Field.
Previous season
The Padres finished the 2019 Season 70–92 in fifth place in the West Division. The Padres extended its 10-year streak of a losing record and a 15-year nonplayoff streak.
Offseason
- October 31: Craig Stammen, Adam Warren, Robbie Erlin, and Aaron Loup all elect free agency.
- October 31: Padres trade Travis Jankowski to Reds for future considerations.
- November 4: Padres designates Jacob Nix, Seth Mejias-Brean, Carl Edwards Jr., and Eric Yardley for assignment.
- November 20: Padres designated Nick Martini for assignment.
- November 20: Padres selected the contract of Jorge Ona from Amarillo Sod Poodles.
- November 27: Padres traded player to be named later, Eric Lauer and Luis Urias to Brewers for Trent Grisham and Zach Davies.
- November 27: Padres designated Pedro Avila for assignment.
- November 27: Padres signed free agent Drew Pomeranz.
- December 2: Padres traded Austin Allen and player to be named later to Athletics for Jurickson Profar.
- December 6: Padres traded Hunter Renfroe, Xavier Edwards, and player to be named later to Rays for Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth.
- December 23: Padres signed free agent Pierce Johnson.
- January 17: Padres signed free agent Craig Stammen.
- February 8: Padres traded Manuel Margot and Logan Driscoll to Rays for Emilio Pagan
- February 12: Padres claimed 2B Breyvic Valera off waivers from Blue Jays.
Season standings
National League West
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | 0.717 | — | 21–9 | 22–8 |
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | 0.617 | 6 | 21–11 | 16–12 |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | 14 | 19–14 | 10–17 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 17 | 12–18 | 14–16 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 18 | 16–14 | 9–21 |
National League Wild Card
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | 0.717 |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | 0.583 |
| Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | 0.567 |
| Division 2nd Place | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | 0.617 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | 0.517 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | 0.517 |
| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | 0.517 | +2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | 0.483 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | 0.467 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
| New York Mets | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | 0.433 | 3 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | 0.417 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | 0.317 | 10 |
Record vs. opponents
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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | COL | LAD | SD | SF | AL | ||||||||||
| Arizona | — | 5–5 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 2–8 | 11–9 | ||||||||||
| Colorado | 5–5 | — | 3–7 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 9–11 | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 8–2 | 7–3 | — | 6–4 | 6–4 | 16–4 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–6 | — | 8–2 | 13–7 | ||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8–2 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 11–9 | ||||||||||
Game log
On April 18–19, the Padres were supposed to play against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Mexico Series in Mexico City. But due to the pandemic, the MLB cancelled the series.
| 2020 game log: 37–23 (Home: 20–10; Away: 17–13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Away: 3–1)
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August: 16–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 7–8) |