The San Diego Padres were eliminated in the NL wild card series by the Chicago Cubs, failing to advance to the divisional round. The team now faces a period of transition ahead of the 2026 season, especially after former manager Mike Shildt announced his sudden retirement following the playoff exit.

So Cronenworth will man shortstop and bat eighth to start a three-game series at the Chicago White Sox, allowing the Padres to again get Luis Arraez, Gavin Sheets and Ryan O’Hearn all in the lineup for Friday’s 4:40 p.m. first pitch on Padres.TV.

It doesn't take a lifelong baseball veteran to understand that the postseason has a different aura surrounding it than a regular season contest. As the Los Angeles Dodgers get closer to October, Jake Cronenworth of the divisional foe San Diego Padres spoke ...

Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox

Dylan Cease starts for Padres, Andrew Kittredge opening for Cubs and Padres left-handed hitters bracing for more lefties in relief

Iglesias started the last two games of the regular season, but he'll retreat to the bench for the first game of the postseason. Jake Cronenworth will occupy second base against lefty Matthew Boyd and the Cubs.

SAN DIEGO — Moments after speaking with his star right fielder on the phone, A.J. Preller stood in a plastic-wrapped room as a party raged around him. The San Diego Padres president of baseball operations had already been doused, multiple times, with ...

The San Diego Padres head into the final game of their best-of-three series against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at 2:08 p.m. PT. The Padres are going with the same lineup as the previous two games, in which they've outscored the Cubs 4-3. The Padres made ...