San Diego Padres
Petco Park team
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California.
They play in the National League West division and have competed since 1969.
The team name honors the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded California's first mission in San Diego in 1769: The Padres made the playoffs for the first time in years.
Pro baseball organization
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- shortstopInfield position, number six
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
strikeout · double play · bullpen · batting average · slugging · fastball · curveball · dugout
List of members
- managerOne who directs others
- coachOne who instructs
- uniformIdentical throughout
- fansArdent admirers or coolers
championship · playoffs · pennant · spring training · farm system · draft pick · free agent · trade deadline
Central business district
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- CoronadoCalifornia coastal resort town
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- burritosFilled, folded flour tortillas
craft beer · sunny · waterfront · navy · zoo · border · SoCal · Tijuana
Religious outreach worker
- Spanish missionColonial religious settlement
- retroEvoking recent past
- pinstripesThin lines on cloth
- logoCompany identifying symbol
MLB
Pro baseball organization
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- shortstopInfield position, number six
home run · strikeout · double play · bullpen · batting average · slugging · fastball · curveball · dugout · infield
roster
List of members
fans · championship · playoffs · pennant · spring training · farm system · draft pick · free agent · trade deadline · World Series
downtown
Central business district
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- CoronadoCalifornia coastal resort town
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
burritos · craft beer · sunny · waterfront · navy · zoo · border · SoCal · Tijuana
missionary
Religious outreach worker
- Spanish missionColonial religious settlement
- retroEvoking recent past
- pinstripesThin lines on cloth
1969
Late sixties year
- expansion teamNewly created sports club
- Baseball TeamsArizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs
San Diego PadresLos Angeles Dodgers
California baseball franchise
New York Yankees · San Francisco Giants · St. Louis Cardinals · Arizona Diamondbacks · Colorado Rockies
Diego, padre, patricide, patron, patronage, patronize, father