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The Rangers’ Understandable But Ill-Timed Firings

It’s not hard to find a reason for the Rangers’ midsummer firing spree: The team is looking at a sixth consecutive losing season, which does not exactly scream “job security,” especially not for a manager or a top executive. And so it was not entirely surprising that skipper Chris Woodward…

Sports Illustrated · Aug 19, 2022

The Padres have a new dugout good-luck charm: A black panther nicknamed ‘Feisty Tom’

Rally ... Panther?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 19, 2022

Padres still stuck in neutral in loss to Nationals

SAN DIEGO — Two sinkers fluttered away from the strike zone — outside, then inside — before a change-up dived below it.

Tribune News Service · Aug 19, 2022

Padres play familiar tune in second straight loss to Marlins

MIAMI — The Padres say this is different.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

White Sox manager Tony La Russa says he didn’t hear fan telling him to use pinch runner

“Make his day, tell him I heard him,” La Russa said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2022

Padres change Tatis bobblehead promotion to Soto shirt giveaway

MIAMI — It’s handy to have another superstar.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

Jurickson Profar denies he was taunting Miguel Rojas from right field to stretch a double into a triple

Profar denied he was taunting from left field.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2022

Marlins’ Sandy Alcantara throws 7 more shutout innings vs. Padres to build Cy Young case

MIAMI — Sandy Alcantara took the mound Monday with the Miami Marlins tumbling through their worst stretch of the season, to face the always-daunting San Diego Padres and their own All-Star ace. There is seldom much margin for error for Alcantara and it was even more so the case this…

Miami Herald · Aug 16, 2022

Padres’ Mike Clevinger comically swapped a ball for a beer with a fan in pregame warmups

Was this really a fair trade?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 15, 2022

Blake Snell stays sharp, Padres take series from Nationals

WASHINGTON — It is August, so Blake Snell is the pitcher the Padres intended him to be and need him to be.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022