San Diego Padres

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 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.

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[edit]

Pitchers[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 4 - Nick Hundley
• 11 - Dusty Ryan
• 8 - Yorvit Torrealba

Infielders[edit]

• 10 - Matt Antonelli
• 1 - Everth Cabrera
• 3 - Luis Durango
• 22 - David Eckstein
• 23 - Adrian Gonzalez
• 15 - Jerry Hairston Jr.
• 14 - Oscar Salazar

Outfielders[edit]

• 88 - Kyle Blanks
• 28 - Aaron Cunningham
• 18 - Tony Gwynn
• 12 - Scott Hairston
• 7 - Chase Headley
• 16 - Matt Stairs
• 25 - Will Venable

Minor League Affiliates[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• Colorado Rockies
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• San Francisco Giants
• Los Angeles Dodgers

External links[edit]

• San Diego Padres Official Site
• ESPN San Diego Padres page

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