- Tony Gwynn
So analyzing one season of the San Diego Padre is foolish. Gwynn's one of the few athletes to never have an off year. Never. Nothing even close. His string of dominance is almost unparalleled in baseball or any sport. That's why Gwynn's largely considered one of the greatest hitters of all-time, perhaps even the greatest living one. - Jake Peavy
Jacob "Jake" Edward Peavy, (born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama, USA) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right handed. Peavy stands 6'1" tall (1.85 m) and weighs 182 pounds (82.72 kg). - Khalil Greene
Khalil Thabit Greene is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the San Diego Padres. He bats and throws right-handed. He is an adherent of the Bahá'í Faith, and says his faith has helped his athletic performance. - Trevor Hoffman
Trevor William Hoffman (October 13, 1967, Bellflower, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the San Diego Padres since 1993. He bats and throws right-handed. He reigns as the all-time Major League save record holder with 506 total saves, having broken the previous record held by Lee Smith on September 24, 2006. Hoffman is frequently referred to as one of the greatest closers in baseball history. - Brian Giles
Brian Stephen Giles (born January 21, 1971, in El Cajon, California) is a Major League Baseball right fielder who plays for the San Diego Padres (2003-present). Giles (pronounced JYLES) attended Granite Hills High School and did not attend college, but played with the Cleveland Indians (1995-1998) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1999-2003). Giles had been crowded out in the outfield in Cleveland by players such as Manny Ramirez, … - Sean Burroughs
Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia) was a third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball prior to being traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2005 offseason. He currently is under contract with the Seattle Mariners. Burroughs, who stands 6'2" tall and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg), bats left-handed but throws right-handed. He first joined the Padres major league team in 2002, … - Ryan Klesko
Ryan Anthony Klesko (born June 12, 1971 in Westminster, California) is a first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Francisco Giants. Previously, Klesko played with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. He bats and throws left handed. Klesko has belted at least 21 home runs in eight of his 13 major league seasons, with a high of 34 homers in 1996. - Adrian Gonzalez
Adrian Gonzalez (born May 8, 1982 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the San Diego Padres. He was the first overall pick in the 2000 draft by the Florida Marlins. Gonzalez was the first infield position player to be drafted first overall since Alex Rodriguez in 1993. Adrian was drafted out of Eastlake High School and given a $3 million signing bonus. After a wrist injury, the Marlins felt Adrian would be hindered swinging the bat, … - Clay Hensley
Clayton Allen Hensley is a Major League starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He was born on August 31, 1979 in Tomball, Texas. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, where he set a single season record by striking out 127 in 100.0 innings. Summoned from Triple-A Portland at midseason to fill a hole on the staff, Hensley was a revelation with his poise and command. - Greg Maddux
Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He was the first pitcher in Major League history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years (1992-1995), during which he had a 75-29 record with a 1.98 ERA while allowing less than one runner per inning. A superb control pitcher, Maddux won more games during the 1990s than any other starter, and is generally considered to be one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. - Mike Piazza
Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA) is a U.S. Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. He is a 12-time All-Star. Piazza is often regarded as the best catcher of all time, and holds the career record for home runs hit by a catcher. - Chris Young
Christopher Ryan Young (born May 25, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, United States) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted on August 24, 2004 for the Texas Rangers of the American League. Young, a right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his fourth Major League season and second season with the San Diego Padres of the National League. He was elected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a first time All-Star via the All-Star Final Vote. - Mike Cameron
Michael Terrance Cameron (born January 8 1973 in LaGrange, Georgia) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres. - Scott Linebrink
Scott Cameron Linebrink (born August 4, 1976) is a baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres franchise. He was born in Austin, Texas. Attended Texas State University-San Marcos. In 2004 and 2005 he was arguably the best setup man in baseball going 7-3 with a 2.14 ERA and 8-1 with a 1.83 ERA respectively. He is considered vastly underrated by some. Linebrink has an unusually good record for a reliever. He has a record of 24-8 from 280 games pitched, with 302 strikeouts. - Vinny Castilla
Vinicio Castilla Soria, commonly known as Vinny Castilla [cass-TEE-yah] (born July 4, 1967 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico), was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies. Previously, he played with the San Diego Padres (2006), Washington Nationals (2005), Atlanta Braves (1991-92, 2002-03), Colorado Rockies (1993-99, 2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000, 2001) and Houston Astros (2001). - Michael Barrett
Michael Patrick Barrett (born October 22, 1976) is a catcher for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball. He started his professional career with the Montreal Expos at the age of eighteen. Barrett spent three years playing in the Minor Leagues as a shortstop and catcher. He had distinguished stints with the Honolulu Sharks, West Palm Expos, and Delmarva Shorebirds, and was elected to two All-Star games. Barrett made his Major League debut in 1998 as a third baseman, … - Paul McAnulty
Paul Michael McAnulty (born 24 February, 1981 in Oxnard, California) is a baseball outfielder that plays for the San Diego Padres franchise. His first major league home run was a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the 11th inning September 6, 2006 vs. the Colorado Rockies. It was his 31st MLB game ever. - Shawn Estes
Aaron Shawn Estes (born February 18, 1973 in San Bernardino, California) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Estes had his best season as a professional in 1997, when he went 19-5 with a 3.18 ERA for the San Francisco Giants. He is also known for throwing a foot behind Roger Clemens as he tried to hit Clemens in retaliation for Clemens hitting Mike Piazza in the head two years earlier, and for swatting a home run off Clemens later in the game. - Geoff Blum
Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is an infielder for the San Diego Padres. He began his professional career when he was selected in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos. After playing there for three years, he went to the Houston Astros when he was traded to Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brandon Backe. He also played for San Diego Padres before the White Sox picked him up in mid-2005. - Tim Stauffer
Tim Stauffer (born June 2 1982 in Portland, Maine) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres. A graduate of Saratoga Central Catholic High School in Saratoga Springs, New York and of the University of Richmond, he was the fourth pick of the 2003 draft and made his debut on May 11 2005 against the Cincinnati Reds. He played on the 2002 Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League, and is featured in the book "The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, … - Brian Sweeney
Brian Edward Sweeney (born 13th June 1974 in Yonkers, New York) is a baseball pitcher for the Japanese Nippon Ham Fighters franchise. After making his debut with the Mariners in 2003, Sweeney moved to San Diego in 2004 and then signed with Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. - Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts, born David Ray Roberts (May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan), is a Major League Baseball center fielder for the San Francisco Giants. Previously, he played with the Cleveland Indians (1999-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-04), Boston Red Sox (2004), and San Diego Padres. Roberts bats and throws left-handed. He is the son of a retired Marine (Waymon Roberts) and a Japanese mother (Eiko) and was raised in San Diego, California. - Dave Roberts
David Wayne Roberts (born February 17, 1951 in Lebanon, Oregon) was a Major League Baseball player from 1972 to 1982 for the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies. Roberts, a third baseman, played college baseball for the University of Oregon. He was the number one overall pick in the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his Major League debut with the Padres the same day he was drafted, skipping the Minor Leagues entirely. - Dave Roberts
David Arthur Roberts was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher. He was born September 11, 1944, in Gallipolis, Ohio. Over his major league career he won 103 games. Roberts changed organizations 11 times in his pro baseball career. "The way I look at it," he said, "either I'm a bum or everybody wants me." He was one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history, 3rd in games career-wise (445) behind only Scott Radinsky and Ken Holtzman, … - Doug Brocail
Douglas Keith Brocail (born May 16th, 1967 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania) is an American baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres. - Mark Bellhorn
Mark Christian Bellhorn (born August 23, 1974 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds's Triple-A affiliate the Louisville Bats and has also played with the Oakland Athletics (1997-98, 2000-01), Chicago Cubs (2002-03), Colorado Rockies (2003), Boston Red Sox (2004-05), New York Yankees (2005), and San Diego Padres (2006). He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. - Rod Beck
Rodney Roy Beck (August 3 1968 – June 23 2007) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1991-97), Chicago Cubs (1998-99), Boston Red Sox (1999-2001) and San Diego Padres (2003-2004). He batted and threw right handed - Chan-Ho Park
Chan-ho Park (born June 30, 1973 in Gongju, South Korea) is a Korean baseball starting pitcher in the Houston Astros organization. - Jack Cust
John Joseph Cust III (born January 16, 1979, in Readington, New Jersey), is a Major League Baseball player who plays with the Oakland Athletics. He previously played with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001), Colorado Rockies (2002), Baltimore Orioles (2003-2004) and San Diego Padres (2006). Cust attended Immaculata High School (Somerville, New Jersey). In 1997 he was 1st team High School All-American at first base. - Alan Embree
Alan Duane Embree is a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Oakland Athletics. Previously, Embree played with the Cleveland Indians (1992–1996), Atlanta Braves (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), San Francisco Giants (1999–2001), Chicago White Sox (2001), San Diego Padres (2002 & 2006), Boston Red Sox (2002–2005) and New York Yankees (2005). He bats and throws left-handed. - Ben Johnson
Benjamin Joseph Johnson (born June 18, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a baseball outfielder for the New York Mets. Johnson was named the Memphis area High School Player of the Year in baseball at Germantown High School in 1999. He was also recruited to play football at Mississippi State University, but opted for baseball instead. He was a 4th round draft pick in 1999 by the St. Louis Cardinals, and was traded the following year to the San Diego Padres, … - Doug Mirabelli
Douglas Anthony Mirabelli (born October 18 1970 in Kingman, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball catcher who currently plays for the Boston Red Sox. Previously, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1996-2000), Texas Rangers (2001), Boston Red Sox (2001-2005), and San Diego Padres (2006) before returning to the Red Sox (2006-2007). He bats and throws right-handed. In a ten-year career, Mirabelli is a .234 hitter with 51 home runs and 190 RBI in 445 games. - Kevin Kouzmanoff
Kevin Kouzmanoff (born July 25, 1981 in Newport Beach, California), nicknamed "Koooz!" and the "The Crushin' Russian" despite being of Serbian descent, is a Major League Baseball player with the San Diego Padres. Kouzmanoff hit a grand slam home run on the first pitch of his first Major League at bat on September 2, 2006. - Jon Adkins
Jonathan Scott Adkins (born August 30, 1977 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. A graduate of Oklahoma State, the right-hander was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, and has played in parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox. (2003-2005) In April of 2006, he pitched in three games for the San Diego Padres, and was then optioned to the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers. - Manny Alexander
Manuel de Jesús (Manny) Alexander is a professional baseball infielder who currently plays for the Columbus Clippers. He has played for the Baltimore Orioles (1992-93, 1995-96), New York Mets (1997), Chicago Cubs (1997-99), Boston Red Sox (2000), Texas Rangers (2004) and San Diego Padres (2005-2006). He is a switch-hitter and throws right handed. In an eleven-season career, Alexander posted a .231 batting average with 15 home runs and 115 RBI in 594 games played. - Terrmel Sledge
Terrmel ("Mel") Sledge is a Major League Baseball player for the San Diego Padres. Sledge is an outfielder whose career began in 2004 with the Montréal Expos. He moved with the team to Washington the following season as the Expos relocated to the American capital, and hit the first ever home run for the Nationals. He was traded to the Texas Rangers along with fellow outfielder Brad Wilkerson for second baseman Alfonso Soriano on December 7, 2005. - Sterling Hitchcock
Sterling Alex Hitchcock (born April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, North Carolina), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-2004. - Andy Ashby
Andrew Jason (Andy) Ashby (born July 11, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1991-1992, 2000), Colorado Rockies (1993), San Diego Padres (1993-1999, 2004), Atlanta Braves (2000) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2003). He batted and threw right-handed. Ashby attended Crowder College and played baseball there. - Charles Nagy
Charles Harrison Nagy (born on May 5, 1967 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a former MLB all-star baseball player - a right-handed pitcher. He played for 14 seasons in the major leagues, from 1990 to 2003. His father's family is Hungarian (his father's family name Nagy means 'great', 'big' in Hungarian). His mother's family name is Harrison which is of Irish background. Nagy attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, … - Scott Cassidy
Scott Robert Cassidy (born October 3, 1975 in Syracuse, New York) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. Previously, Cassidy played with the Toronto Blue Jays (2002) and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right handed.
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