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The San Diego Padres didn’t ease into this transition. They jumped straight into it. As pitchers and catchers report to Peoria this week, the biggest change inside the Padres’ clubhouse isn’t on the field—it’s in the dugout. Craig Stammen, a reliever just four years removed from his final pitch, is now the man in charge. No long apprenticeship. No gradual climb through the coaching ranks. Just a direct move from ... Read more

The San Diego Padres didn’t ease into this transition. They jumped straight into it. As pitchers and catchers report to Peoria this week, the biggest change inside the Padres’ clubhouse isn’t on the field—it’s in the dugout. Craig Stammen, a reliever just four years removed from his final pitch, is now the man in charge. No long apprenticeship. No gradual climb through the coaching ranks. Just a direct move from ... Read more

There was no farewell tour. No press conference packed with emotion. No curtain call beneath flashing lights. When Clayton Kershaw’s career ended in 2025, it didn’t arrive with noise—it arrived with finality. And then, with intention, he disappeared. For nearly two decades, Kershaw defined the Los Angeles Dodgers. The left-handed ace who carried October pressure, battled injuries in public view, and anchored a ... Read more

There was no farewell tour. No press conference packed with emotion. No curtain call beneath flashing lights. When Clayton Kershaw’s career ended in 2025, it didn’t arrive with noise—it arrived with finality. And then, with intention, he disappeared. For nearly two decades, Kershaw defined the Los Angeles Dodgers. The left-handed ace who carried October pressure, battled injuries in public view, and anchored a ... Read more

Shohei Ohtani arrived at spring training smiling. Healthy. Relaxed. Confident. And yet, beneath the optimism surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers’ camp, there’s a quiet tension that refuses to disappear. After a historic 2025 season—his third straight NL MVP, 55 home runs, a return to the mound, and another World Series ring—Ohtani should be entering 2026 with nothing left to prove. Instead, he’s chasing ... Read more