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Long, winding road makes it a 'little sweeter' as MacKenzie Gore prepares for MLB debut

SAN DIEGO — MacKenzie Gore's path from top prospect to the mound on Friday for his MLB debut has been anything but typical.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Padres' Nick Martinez a 'different pitcher' as he returns to MLB

PEORIA, Ariz. — Miles Mikolas has parlayed his three-year stay with Yomiuri in Nippon Professional Baseball into more than $49 million guaranteed. Merrill Kelly, Chris Flexen and Pierce Johnson, too, are among the arms who've breathed new life into their careers in either Japan or Korea.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022

Bryce Miller: Mike Shildt, still 'hurt' after Cardinals firing, plants new roots with Padres

PEORIA, Ariz. — As the Padres prepared to hit during a spring training game Wednesday at the Peoria Sports Complex, a voice caused fill-in third base coach Mike Shildt to stop and pivot.

Tribune News Service · Mar 25, 2022