Jeff Sanders

Jeff Sanders is a reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Padres starter Yu Darvish walks back to the mound during a rough second inning against the Cubs in Game 3 of the NL wild-card series on Oct. 2, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Cubs make quick work of San Diego Padres’ Yu Darvish in shortest start of his 13-year career

October 3, 2025 at 12:12 a.m.

Yu Darvish didn’t break Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. But he did enough bending before the San Diego Padres pulled him with the bases loaded and no outs in the...

Padres reliever Mason Miller delivers against the Cubs in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NL wild-card series Oct. 1, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Mason Miller’s 104.5 mph fastball for San Diego Padres was the fastest of career — and in pitch-tracking era

October 2, 2025 at 2:44 p.m.

Mason Miller's 104.5 mph four-seamer was not only the fastest of his career, it was the fastest postseason pitch by any player since the start of the pitch-tracking era in...

Padres right-hander Yu Darvish watches Game 2 of the National League wild-card series against the Cubs on Oct. 1, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego Padres turn to aging Yu Darvish, whose focus is clear for Game 3 start: ‘He’s a big-game player’

October 2, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

While Yu Darvish's troublesome right elbow is a concern for the rest of his contract, his focus is on the Chicago Cubs and not his future with the San Diego...

Padres' Nick Pivetta pitches during the first inning of game 1 of the National League wild-card series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Sept. 30, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

San Diego Padres Game 1 notebook: Nick Pivetta’s day turns on 2 pitches in ‘hats-off-to-him kind of situation’

October 1, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

Two pitches turned Nick Pivetta’s dominant start for the San Diego Padres into a Game 1 loss against the Chicago Cubs.

Padres pitcher Dylan Cease looks on during Game 1 against the Cubs in an NL wild-card series Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune)

Dylan Cease will start Game 2 for San Diego Padres — and he’s eager to put past playoff stumbles behind him

September 30, 2025 at 6:32 p.m.

San Diego Padres starter Dylan Cease looks to take the momentum of his last month into Wednesday’s Game 2, win-or-go-home assignment vs. the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Padres relief pitcher Jeremiah Estrada reacts during the 7th inning against the Cubs at Petco Park on April 15, 2025, in San Diego. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada has come a long way since Chicago Cubs DFA’d him on his 25th birthday

September 29, 2025 at 10:29 a.m.

Jeremiah Estrada is of two minds at the end of this sophomore season with the San Diego Padres.

Manny Machado calls MLB Network analysts Eric Byrnes and Dan Plesac ‘the biggest tools out there’

July 18, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

Manny Machado of the Padres, who will be in Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs starting Friday, didn't say much when baseball suspended him one game for arguing...

ROYKO `FAN CLUBS’

August 11, 2021 at 12:57 p.m.

In regard to Mike Royko's legacy: The conservatives thought he was an anarchist, a communist and worse. The liberals thought he was a fascist, a bigot and worse. The gay...

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