SAN DIEGO -- Padres history is filled with elite closers. Three are Hall of Famers. Another won a Cy Young. A dozen were All-Stars.

There were great closers on great teams -- and great closers on bad teams. The one constant in San Diego, through decades of ups and downs, has

SAN DIEGO -- From 0 (and 00) through 99, these are the best players to wear each number ever worn by a Padre:

0) Raffy Lopez: The only Padre to wear 0, Lopez played 37 games for the Padres in 2018 and hit a memorable go-ahead home run against the Dodgers

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of trades is littered with Hall of Famers, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners. Those superstars have moved in both directions.

From "Trader Jack" McKeon to "Gunslinger" Kevin Towers to A.J. Preller, the Padres have seen quite a few general managers willing to make a

SAN DIEGO -- The Western Metal Supply Co. Building was constructed in downtown San Diego in 1909. It was declared a historic landmark in 1978, and it became a defining feature of Petco Park in 2004, when the Padres’ sparkling home ballpark opened.

The building graces the left-field corner of the

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres' history of top Draft picks is littered with major hits, major misses and some all-time “what-if?”s

Here’s the full list of San Diego’s top overall selection in each year’s Draft, dating back to the franchise’s first season in 1969. (In years with more than one first-round

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have seen no shortage of individual brilliance over their five decades as a franchise. A small handful of spectacular seasons stand out.

Here's one subjective ranking of the five greatest seasons by a position player in Padres history:

SAN DIEGO -- For a franchise with multiple Hall of Fame closers, five Cy Young Award winners and an abundance of electric arms, these five seasons stand out as the best pitching seasons in Padres history:

5. Trevor Hoffman, 1998
Brilliant relievers and brilliant relief seasons have become commonplace in

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Jan. 12.

SAN DIEGO -- From Dave Winfield to Jackson Merrill, Padres history is lined with highly awaited debuts. But what about those debut games themselves? Who turned in the best performance in a big league debut?

Here’s a look at the 10 best debut games in Padres history:

**1. Jimmy Jones: Sept. 21,

Making a good first impression is never easy -- but these five Padres made it look that way. From a history-making rookie to a handful of big-name trade acquisitions, these are the five best debut seasons in franchise history:

1. Kevin Brown, 1998

Brown’s debut season in San Diego was his only

SAN DIEGO -- Since opening in 2004, Petco Park has played host to its share of historic and memorable moments. Here's a look at the top five:

1. Jones' WBC robbery
March 18, 2017

Petco Park's most memorable moment came while the Padres -- well, most of them anyway -- were

SAN DIEGO -- Baseball legacies are a strange thing.

So many players are inextricably linked with one specific team, yet their career paths tell another story. Tony Gwynn may have been a lifelong Padre. But Trevor Hoffman was once a Marlin and a Brewer. Randy Jones was a Met.

SAN DIEGO -- In 52 seasons, no team in Padres history has lifted the World Series trophy. Whichever Padres team ultimately snaps that drought will ascend to the top of this list. In the meantime, these are the five best seasons in franchise history:

SAN DIEGO -- Previously, we took a look at the greatest single-game hitting performances in Padres history. Without further ado, these are the five best games for a San Diego pitcher:

5. Jones' 89-minute masterpiece
May 4, 1977
Considering the way baseball is currently played, nearly half

No, the five greatest single-game hitting performances in Padres history don't belong exclusively to Tony Gwynn (though you could certainly make a case to include about 15 different Gwynn games on this list).

Perhaps surprisingly, Gwynn appears only once -- sandwiched between one of the most impactful playoff performances of all-time

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Dec. 26:

_No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the best players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. We followed that up with the

It took 52 years, but on April 9, 2021, the Padres, at long last, got their no-hitter courtesy of hometown kid Joe Musgrove. The wait for their second, fortunately, was much shorter -- it only took another three years for another first-year Padre, Dylan Cease, to

SAN DIEGO -- From “Trader Jack” McKeon to “gunslinger” Kevin Towers to current general manager A.J. Preller, Padres execs have developed quite a reputation for wheeling and dealing.

They’ve done some of their most noteworthy business at the Winter Meetings. Here's a look back at the five most impactful Winter Meetings

Early in A.J. Preller's tenure as general manager, the Padres were extremely active in the Rule 5 Draft. In consecutive years in 2015 and '16, they selected a total of seven players.

But the Padres were acquiring talent through the Rule 5 Draft long before Preller came on board.

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At the moment, the Padres find themselves in the midst of the franchise’s best run of success in its 56-year history. Nonetheless, their first five decades featured plenty of spectacular moments, too -- from brilliant defensive plays, to singular offensive performances to, well, just about everything Tony Gwynn ever did.

Here’s

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 13.