It's never easy facing top hitters on the mound and San Diego Padres ace Michael King's 2025 season could see several such matchups against the LA Dodgers and their fearsome hitting trio of Shohei Oht

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King believes that beating the LA Dodgers in 2025 has become even more difficult after their recent additions of Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott to

An active lawsuit between late Padres owner Peter Seidler's wife and brothers might have caused San Diego to lose out on signing free agent Roki Sasaki.

The Dodgers introduced right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki to the Los Angeles media on Wednesday, holding a press conference at Dodger Stadium. Just last week, Sasaki agreed to join the Dodgers after an extensive free-agent recruitment process that included multiple meetings with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres.

The San Diego Padres faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, a rivalry matchup that was arguably more entertaining than the Fall C

Roki Sasaki continues to be the belle of the free agency ball -- with the Dodgers and Padres looking to improve their chances of getting him.

Last season, the San Diego Padres finished in second place in the ... 314, which gave him the title over the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who hit .310. Arraez has won consecutive batting titles with ...

Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's News Headlines newsletter. “I hope you all will consider this,” Ohtani wrote.

In San Diego, news that one-man Powerball ticket Roki Sasaki has decided to join the Dodgers was more than a gut punch. It was a steel-toed boot to the shin, a Clydesdale stomp to the foot, a right hook to the jaw. This hurt in all kinds of ways, big and bigger than big.

A nearly four-minute audio recording allegedly captured Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter ... Get top local stories in San Diego delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC San Diego's ...

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