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Padres escape five-run hole to beat Dodgers
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Deadline-day blockbuster: Padres acquire superstar Soto, Josh Bell
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Juan Soto defiant about Padres-Dodgers dynamic
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Juan Soto, Josh Bell traded to Padres
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Trade Central: Padres Acquire Juan Soto and Josh Bell From
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Padres becoming what SF Giants fans expect of their own team
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Padres score a win for little brothers everywhere by taking down
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Juan Soto nearly a Dodger? The trade offer LA turned down before
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It's not even competitive Padres super team is fraudulent af
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Why didn't Dodgers outbid Padres' pedestrian trade package for
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