Intern, Sports Science Location: San Diego, CADepartment: Sports ScienceReports To: Director, Sports ScienceStatus: Seasonal; Non-Exempt *This seasonal position will end after 6 months but less than 1 year from the start of employment.* San Diego Padres Commitment: The San Diego Padres are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees. We strive…
Forget second-guessing — I first-guessed Dave Roberts as the fifth inning of Game 5 ended. It was partially his hugging form – a little too hands-off-y for my tastes – but mostly, it was who he gave the hug to. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history. Eleven months ago, he pitched the…
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series between the Dodgers and Padres was a showcase of intense emotion and constant screaming. The San Diego fans and players provided a raucous atmosphere as the drama unfolded on the field with the series tied at one game apiece. The Padres carried momentum from…
The Padres kept their World Series hopes alive on Sunday, with an eventful win in game 2 against the Dodgers tying up the NL Division series. Padres Tie Dodgers Series Although the series wouldn’t have been over if the Dodgers won game 2 on Sunday, the Padres would’ve faced an uphill battle if they went…
Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Everyone thought it was gone. Jurickson Profar hopped around, ostensibly upset that Mookie Betts’ fly ball had dropped into the left field seats. The camera panned to Betts triumphantly rounding the bases. The scorebug flipped from zero to one under the Dodgers logo. And then, a few seconds later, all was clear:…
The NL West race may have been settled in favor of the Dodgers this year, but everybody goes back to the starting gate in the playoffs. The only difference is the possible extra home game the Dodgers get in each individual series, though home field advantage has been far from a valuable perk for teams…
Denis Poroy-Imagn Images One year after the Padres missed the playoffs in heartbreaking fashion, they have advanced to the National League Division Series by beating the Braves 5-4 in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series on Wednesday night at Petco Park. In Game 1, the Padres dominated, but Game 2 was a much more…
The MLB playoffs are underway and with one game down in the Wild Card round, we’ve got everything you need to know about what happened in the first four games. MLB Wild Card Game 1 The first game that got underway in the 2024 MLB postseason was the Astros against the Tigers, with the Tigers…
In your most prim and proper ballet teacher voice, repeat after me, “Demi-plié and stretch. Demi-plié and stretch.” The demi-plié is the first foundational move taught to new ballerinas. Its name translates from French to “small bend.” When pitching from the windup, Michael King comes set, gently bends at the knees, then stands tall for…
Orlando Ramirez and Brett Davis-Imagn Images With the 2022 change to a 12-team playoff format, the addition of the Wild Card Series, and the decision to do away with winner-take-all tiebreaker games, Major League Baseball thought it had stuck a fork in Team Entropy and done away with end-of-season scheduling chaos. But with the league’s…
