2023 San Diego Padres

2023 San Diego Padres / Franchise: San Diego Padres / BR Team Page

Record: 82-80, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division (2023 NL)

Managed by Bob Melvin

Coaches: Oscar Bernard, Ryan Christenson, Scott Coolbaugh, Brian Esposito, Ryan Flaherty, Ben Fritz, David Macias, Ruben Niebla, Mike Shildt and Matt Williams

Ballpark: Petco Park

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Josh Hader and Juan Soto
• NL Cy Young Award: Blake Snell
• NL Gold Glove: Ha-Seong Kim (UT) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF)
• NL Silver Slugger Award: Juan Soto (OF)

Further Reading

• Jack Baer: "Padres reportedly took out $50 million loan to help cover MLB's 3rd-largest payroll this season", Yahoo! Sports, November 1, 2023. [1]
• AJ Cassavell: "Padres' offseason was a success. Now, 'we've got to perform'", mlb.com, February 27, 2023. [2]
• Zach Crizer: "The Padres and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year: How San Diego can be good at baseball but bad at winning: Stacked with talent and solid on paper, the 2023 Padres have a 1.3% chance of reaching the postseason", Yahoo! Sports, August 31, 2023. [3]
• Bob Nightengale (USA Today): "'The script is ready:' Padres no longer the Dodgers' 'little brother' in NL West", Yahoo! Sports, February 20, 2023. [4]
• Mike Petriello: "How the Padres could deliver playoff chase chaos: Seven-game win streak keeps San Diego alive, barely", mlb.com, September 22, 2023. [5]

2023 MLB season by team