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The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League 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 team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. The name, Spanish for "fathers", honors the friars of the Franciscan order who founded Mission San Diego de Alcalá 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, only to lose to the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 World Series in 5 games. In 1995, Kevin Towers became general manager; under his lead, Ken Caminiti became the first Padres player to win the MVP Award.
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- Entity: Mlb
- Retired numbers: 6, 19, 31, 35, 51, 42
- World Series titles (0): None
- NL Pennants (2): 1984, 1998
- West Division titles (5): 1984, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006
- Wild card berths (5): 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Owner(s): José E. Feliciano & Kwanza Jones
- Manager: Craig Stammen
- General Manager: A. J. Preller
- President of Baseball Operations: A. J. Preller
- Wikidata description: Major League Baseball Franchise In San Diego, California, United States
- Wikidata label: San Diego Padres
- Wikidata aliases: San Diego Padres, Padres, Sdp
- Related Topics: San Diego Padres Category, Sports In San Diego - Sports In San Diego And Its Surrounding Metropolitan Area Includes Major Professional League Teams, Other Highest-Level Professional League Teams, Minor League Teams, And College Athletics., Cactus League, Major League Baseball Teams, Landmarks In San Diego, Culture Of San Diego
