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Can Tatis Jr.'s return boost a struggling Padres offense?
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Can Padres shed payroll and also improve?
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Why Xander Bogaerts chose to sign with the Padres over the Red Sox - The Boston Globe
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MLB playoffs 2022: How Juan Soto, Josh Hader and more helped the Padres finally beat the Dodgers - ESPN
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MLB Notes: Bogaerts off to hot start, but how have other ex-Red Sox fared?
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Padres waste big day by Machado, blow chance at sweep of Royals - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Faced with injuries and an improving AL West, Astros were 'playing from behind the whole season
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2023 MLB Rule Changes: The Padres and The Pitch Clock. How San Diego is Dealing With Baseball's New Timer – NBC 7 San Diego
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Padres' 2023 first-half observation
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Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. 'just happy' to play after 18 months away - ESPN
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Eric Hosmer proving his worth so far in 2022
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MLB 2023 predictions: boom or bust, the Padres will be entertaining, MLB