@sdutSanders

Reporter | Covering the Padres for the San Diego Union-Tribune. [email protected]

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Joined February 2013
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MLB Trade Rumors
@mlbtraderumorsOct 22
2026 Fielding Bible Award Winners Announced mlbtraderumors.com/2026/10/2…
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#Padres’ Alex McCoy showing off loud tools in Arizona Fall League sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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"I think it’s going to be, for Ethan, for example, a competition-type situation for him.” Ethan Salas arrived in 2026, but nothing is guaranteed for #Padres catchers next year. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Jeff Sanders@sdutSandersOct 14
“I’m hoping to make Year 3, I guess." #Padres notes: Manager Craig Stammen already thinking of how to avoid the second-year drop-offs that plagued his predecessors. Plus Joe Musgrove's future, updates on Estrada, Sheets and Laureano. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Kevin Acee@sdutKevinAceeOct 15
“We all understand that we have a few more steps we need to take.” “The more chances you get, the better opportunity you have to finish it off.” A.J. Preller, Craig Stammen know Padres have to get better to accomplish goal sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

A.J. Preller, Craig Stammen know Padres have to get better to accomplish goal

There is no arguing the Padres have been one of Major League Baseball’s biggest successes by virtually every measure — except one.

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“I’m hoping to make Year 3, I guess." #Padres notes: Manager Craig Stammen already thinking of how to avoid the second-year drop-offs that plagued his predecessors. Plus Joe Musgrove's future, updates on Estrada, Sheets and Laureano. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Stammen says Sheets is leaning against surgery. Estrada was throwing off a mound and could have been a possibility in NLCS.
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The #Padres’ Ty France, Freddy Fermin named finalists for NL Gold Gloves. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
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Kevin Acee@sdutKevinAceeOct 14
The offseason is owners season. It’s their time to take action. The Padres’ new owners pledge they will do so in a letter to season ticket holders. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

In letter, Padres’ new owners reaffirm commitment to World Series aim

Email sent Tuesday to season-ticket holders pledges “action.”

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The #Padres’ projected arbitration salaries from @mlbtraderumors. sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

The Padres’ projected arbitration salaries for 2027

MLBTradeRumors.com’s salary arbitration projections for eight eligible Padres.

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Kevin Acee@sdutKevinAceeOct 9
“You can look back and say, ‘Would have, could have, should have.’ But ultimately, you know, it’s about finding a way to get a team that can get all the way to the World Series.” Padres have been a hit, except in the postseason sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Padres have been a hit, except in the postseason

Team continues to win like never before, but its offense has shrunk in three consecutive playoff trips

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"This is where I want to be. My heart’s in San Diego.” "I tell A.J. every chance I see him: ‘Hey, bring me back.'" The #Padres roster is about to change. A look at France, King, Morejón, Buehler, Adam & others who might not return to SD next year: sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

End of season brings sadness, uncertainty for Padres’ soon-to-be free agents

The Padres’ exit in the NLDS means the likes of Ty France, Adrian Morejón and Michael King could be saying goodbye.

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Curt Hogg@CyrtHoggOct 8
I took this photo of Pat Murphy and his oldest son, Kai, a minor leaguer with the Padres, on the field after the Brewers' win. "Sorry," said the Brewers skipper.
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Walker Buehler, who is a free agent again: "I think at the beginning of the year, to wear this jersey was a little bit odd for me. But at the end of the day, you grow to love a group more than whatever the jersey says. I'd love to be back." #Padres
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Kevin Acee@sdutKevinAceeOct 8
“We had opportunities there, and we just didn’t come up with the clutch hit. They did, and that’s just how the series turned around.” Padres fall to Brewers in National League Division Series, ending their season sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Padres fall to Brewers in National League Division Series, ending their season

Club manages just three hits in Game 4 loss to Milwaukee at Petco Park.

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Michael King said his option is a "future decision," but he's been up front all along about what San Diego has meant to him: "This is where we started a family. ...
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... We started our foundation here. San Diego's been—been incredible for me, and it's all the way across the country from home. But now I feel like I have a—a second home on the West Coast, so it's been awesome. And yeah, I hope to—hope to continue."
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Ty France on impending free agency: "I love this place. I don’t know what the offseason’s going to look like or what’s in store … but I’ve said it since spring training: this is where I want to be. My heart’s in San Diego. ...
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I understand it’s a business. We haven’t had those conversations yet. So we’ll see what happens."
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FINAL: #Brewers 3, #Padres 1. Season ends in Game 4 of the NLDS with just three hits in an elimination game. Crowd is stunned silent.
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