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San Diego Padres
Major League Baseball franchise in San Diego, California
"Padres" redirects here. For the former minor league franchise, see San Diego Padres (PCL).
For other uses, see Padres (disambiguation).
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division.
The team plays its home games at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. Founded in 1969 as an expansion franchise, the Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League (PCL) team that arrived in San Diego in 1936.
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The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscanfriars who founded Mission San Diego in 1769.
In 1976, Randy Jones achieved the first Cy Young Award for the Padres. In the 1980s, Tony Gwynn became a major star, winning eight National League batting titles.
Under manager Dick Williams, the Padres clinched their first NL pennant, losing to the