The Latest Breaking News from Peter Seidler

If experts' forecasts hold true, the 2023 Padres will get fatigued from circling the basepaths.

What happens when a historically cash-strapped team starts spending like never before? We’re about to find out.

A person with knowledge of the deal says All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033

PEORIA, Ariz. — Remember that Manny Machado opt-out clause, the fly in the Padres' ointment — pterodactyl-sized to many — that threatened to loom over the clubhouse and season like a dark, angry wall cloud?

LOS ANGELES — Manny Machado's locker in the San Diego Padres' spring training clubhouse is prime real estate: at the main entrance, next to the three-foot tall speaker pumping the music into the room. Friday morning, hours before their Cactus League opener, it was tuned to laidback oldies.

PEORIA, Ariz. — These are supposed to be the magical weeks of optimism. No team has lost a game yet, not even an exhibition. As a fan, you can dream that this is the year your team roars into the World Series, or sneaks into the playoffs, or delights in…

Hang a gold star on the first four years of the 10-year contract between Manny Machado and the Padres.

SAN DIEGO — The Padres have some work to do to keep their de facto captain beyond 2023.

Baseball scouts tell me their bosses can't figure out Peter Seidler's math. The riddle: how the Padres can afford such large player payrolls, without losing big money.

Padres chairman Peter Seidler spoke with a childlike enthusiasm about his interactions with fans, especially children, during the postseason.

The Padres were a surprise entrant in the pursuit of Aaron Judge. But is anything like that really a surprise anymore?