| 2020 San Diego Padres | ||
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| National League West 2nd Place | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Petco Park | |
| City | San Diego, California | |
| Record | 37–23 (.617) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Ron Fowler | |
| General managers | A. J. Preller | |
| Managers | Jayce Tingler | |
| Television | Fox Sports San Diego (Don Orsillo, Mark Grant, Mike Pomeranz, Mark Sweeney, Jesse Agler) Fox Deportes San Diego (Spanish) | |
| Radio | KWFN 97.3 FM (Ted Leitner, Jesse Agler) XEMO 860 AM (Spanish) (Eduardo Ortega, Carlos Hernandez, Pedro Gutierrez) | |
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The 2020 San Diego Padres season was the 52nd season of the San Diego Padres franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the Padres' 17th Season at Petco Park. The Padres were managed by Jayce Tingler, in his first season as the Padres Manager, and played their home games at Petco Park as members of Major League Baseball's National League West.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2]
On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]
The Padres became the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four consecutive games, doing so in each of their four games against the Texas Rangers between August 17 and 20.[4]
On September 13, the Padres won their 31st game of the season, ensuring that they would finish with a winning record for the first time since 2010.[5] On September 20, the Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 4–1 to clinch their first postseason appearance since 2006.[6] They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLWCS. The Padres won their first postseason series since the 1998 NLCS. Game 2 of their NLWCS was also the first home postseason win since Petco Park opened and since Game 4 of the aforementioned 1998 NLCS. The Padres winning Game 3 of the NLWCS also clinched their first postseason series at home since Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS (also a winner-take-all game). The Padres were defeated by the eventual World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS at Globe Life Field.
- ^ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Cassavell, AJ (August 20, 2020). "After historic slam, Padres walk off AGAIN". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Acee, Kevin (September 13, 2020). "Padres secure first winning record since 2010 with sweep of Giants". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ Snyder, Matt (September 20, 2020). "Padres clinch first playoff berth since 2006 with 34th win of 2020 season". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2020.