The 2026 San Diego Padres season is the 58th season of the San Diego Padres franchise. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team plays its home games at Petco Park.

On May 4, the Padres were sold to private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife, artist, investor and entrepreneur Kwanza Jones, for a then-record $3.9 billion.

The Padres had a 50–53 record in late July, when they were four games back and trailing five teams for the final postseason berth. They finished an MLB-leading 41–18 since July 24, and clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season after a 4–2 win against the Dodgers on September 24. They swept the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card Series in two games and advanced to the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Season standings National League West

National League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Regular season Opening day lineup Order Player Batters 1 23 Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 2 2 Xander Bogaerts SS 3 13 Manny Machado 3B 4 3 Jackson Merrill CF 5 41 Miguel Andujar DH 6 30 Gavin Sheets 1B 7 5 Ramón Laureano LF 8 54 Freddy Fermin C 9 9 Jake Cronenworth 2B Starting pitcher — 27 Nick PivettaReferences:

Game log

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 26 || Tigers || 2–8 || Skubal (1–0) || Pivetta (0–1) || — || 45,673 || 0–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || March 27 || Tigers || 2–5 || De Jesus (1–0) || Estrada (0–1) || Jansen (1) || 44,896 || 0–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || March 28 || Tigers || 3–0 || Vásquez (1–0) || Flaherty (0–1) || Miller (1) || 44,368 || 1–2 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 30 || Giants || 2–3 || Roupp (1–0) || Buehler (0–1) || Walker (1) || 43,611 || 1–3 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || March 31 || Giants || 3–9 || Webb (1–1) || Márquez (0–1) || — || 41,891 || 1–4 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 1 || Giants || 7–1 || Pivetta (1–1) || Houser (0–1) || Miller (2) || 41,491 || 2–4 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 3 || @ Red Sox || 2–5 || Gray (1–0) || King (0–1) || Chapman (2) || 36,233 || 2–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 4 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Morejón (1–0) || Chapman (0–1) || Miller (3) || 36,405 || 3–5 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 5 || @ Red Sox || 8–6 || Estrada (1–1) || Uberstine (0–1) || Miller (4) || 29,240 || 4–5 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 6 || @ Pirates || 5–0 || Márquez (1–1) || Chandler (0–1) || — || 8,446 || 5–5 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 7 || @ Pirates || 1–7 || Skenes (2–1) || Pivetta (1–2) || — || 9,061 || 5–6 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 8 || @ Pirates || 8–2 || King (1–1) || Lawrence (0–1) || — || 10,046 || 6–6 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 9 || Rockies || 7–3 || Morgan (1–0) || Bellozo (0–1) || — || 41,390 || 7–6 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 10 || Rockies || 5–2 || Miller (1–0) || Mejía (0–2) || — || 42,454 || 8–6 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 11 || Rockies || 9–5 || Márquez (2–1) || Feltner (1–1) || Adam (1) || 42,318 || 9–6 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 12 || Rockies || 7–2 || Morgan (2–0) || Herget (0–1) || — || 39,786 || 10–6 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 14 || Mariners || 4–1 || King (2–1) || Woo (0–2) || Miller (5) || 38,152 || 11–6 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 15 || Mariners || 7–6 || Jacob (1–0) || Muñoz (2–2) || — || 46,095 || 12–6 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 16 || Mariners || 5–2 || Buehler (1–1) || Castillo (0–1) || Miller (6) || 39,008 || 13–6 || W8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 17 || @ Angels || 0–8 || Soriano (5–0) || Waldron (0–1) || — || 44,551 || 13–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 18 || @ Angels || 4–1 || Morejón (2–0) || Zeferjahn (1–1) || Miller (7) || 44,279 || 14–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 19 || @ Angels || 2–1 || King (3–1) || Ureña (0–2) || Miller (8) || 44,560 || 15–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 21 || @ Rockies || 1–0 || Vásquez (2–0) || Dollander (2–2) || Morejón (1) || 15,672 || 16–7 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 22 || @ Rockies || 3–8 || Sugano (2–1) || Buehler (1–2) || — || 18,114 || 16–8 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 23 || @ Rockies || 10–8 || Marinaccio (1–0) || Vodnik (0–2) || Miller (9) || 25,973 || 17–8 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 25 || @ Diamondbacks* || 6–4 || Márquez (3–1) || Clarke (1–1) || Miller (10) || 19,630 || 18–8 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 26 || @ Diamondbacks* || 7–12 || Thompson (2–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || — || 19,671 || 18–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || April 27 || Cubs || 9–7 || Vásquez (3–0) || Brown (1–1) || — || 41,478 || 19–9 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || April 28 || Cubs || 3–8 || Cabrera (3–0) || Hart (0–1) || — || 40,106 || 19–10 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || April 29 || Cubs || 4–5 || Taillon (2–1) || Morejón (2–1) || Milner (1) || 36,513 || 19–11 || L2 |- |colspan="10"|*April 25 and 26 games played at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú in Mexico City, Mexico

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 1 || White Sox || 2–8 || Schultz (2–1) || Márquez (3–2) || — || 43,638 || 19–12 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 2 || White Sox || 0–4 || Burke (2–2) || King (3–2) || Domínguez (8) || 42,758 || 19–13 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 3 || White Sox || 4–3 || Adam (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || Miller (11) || 40,171 || 20–13 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 4 || @ Giants || 2–3 || McDonald (1–0) || Vásquez (3–1) || Kilian (1) || 33,097 || 20–14 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 5 || @ Giants || 10–5 || Buehler (2–2) || Webb (2–4) || — || 38,275 || 21–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 6 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Waldron (1–1) || Houser (0–4) || — || 34,181 || 22–14 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 7 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Liberatore (2–1) || Rodríguez (0–2) || O'Brien (11) || 44,966 || 22–15 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 8 || Cardinals || 0–6 || McGreevy (3–2) || Canning (0–1) || — || 40,442 || 22–16 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 9 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Vásquez (4–1) || May (3–4) || Miller (12) || 41,559 || 23–16 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 10 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Morejón (3–1) || Graceffo (2–1) || — || 39,795 || 24–16 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 4–6 || Sproat (1–2) || Waldron (1–2) || Uribe (4) || 25,372 || 24–17 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Adam (2–0) || Uribe (2–2) || Miller (13) || 28,683 || 25–17 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 14 || @ Brewers || 1–7 || Harrison (4–1) || Canning (0–2) || — || 34,862 || 25–18 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 15 || @ Mariners || 2–0 || Vásquez (5–1) || Hancock (3–2) || Miller (14) || 43,349 || 26–18 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 16 || @ Mariners || 7–4 || Buehler (3–2) || Gilbert (2–4) || Estrada (1) || 44,207 || 27–18 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 17 || @ Mariners || 8–3 || Giolito (1–0) || Kirby (5–3) || — || 40,365 || 28–18 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 18 || Dodgers || 1–0 || King (4–2) || Yamamoto (3–4) || Miller (15) || 40,882 || 29–18 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 19 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Scott (1–1) || Miller (1–1) || Klein (1) || 39,788 || 29–19 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 20 || Dodgers || 0–4 || Ohtani (4–2) || Vásquez (5–2) || — || 41,888 || 29–20 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 22 || Athletics || 7–3 || Morejón (4–1) || Springs (3–5) || — || 41,180 || 30–20 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 23 || Athletics || 2–0 || Giolito (2–0) || Ginn (2–3) || Miller (16) || 42,616 || 31–20 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 24 || Athletics || 2–5 || Lopez (4–2) || King (4–3) || Barlow (1) || 41,799 || 31–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 25 || Phillies || 0–3 || Luzardo (4–4) || Canning (0–3) || Durán (10) || 41,293 || 31–22 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 26 || Phillies || 3–4 || Nola (3–4) || Vásquez (5–3) || Durán (11) || 40,399 || 31–23 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || May 27 || Phillies || 0–3 || Sánchez (6–2) || Buehler (3–3) || Alvarado (1) || 37,426 || 31–24 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 29 || @ Nationals || 7–5 || Estrada (2–1) || Parker (2–2) || Miller (17) || 26,529 || 32–24 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || May 30 || @ Nationals || 4–9 || Lord (3–0) || King (4–4) || Beeter (3) || 30,765 || 32–25 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || May 31 || @ Nationals || 2–4 || Littell (5–4) || Canning (0–4) || Beeter (4) || 24,050 || 32–26 || L2

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 2 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Alvarado (2–1) || Estrada (2–2) || Durán (13) || 38,763 || 32–27 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 3 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Sánchez (7–2) || Adam (2–1) || Durán (14) || 40,453 || 32–28 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 4 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Wheeler (5–1) || Giolito (2–1) || — || 37,812 || 32–29 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 5 || Mets || 0–5 || Scott (2–0) || King (4–5) || — || 42,159 || 32–30 || L6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 6 || Mets || 3–2 || Rodríguez (1–2) || Warren (1–2) || Miller (18) || 40,770 || 33–30 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 7 || Mets || 3–7 || Manaea (1–1) || Vásquez (5–4) || — || 41,159 || 33–31 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 8 || Reds || 6–2 || Morejón (5–1) || Abbott (4–4) || — || 37,223 || 34–31 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 9 || Reds || 3–5 || Antone (1–0) || Matsui (0–1) || Maxwell (1) || 40,469 || 34–32 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 10 || Reds || 5–4 || Peralta (1–0) || Petty (0–1) || — || 37,393 || 35–32 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 3–7 || Baz (4–6) || Canning (0–5) || — || 25,458 || 35–33 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 13 || @ Orioles || 9–3 || Vásquez (6–4) || Gibson (1–2) || — || 25,722 || 36–33 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 5–2 || Buehler (4–3) || Rogers (3–7) || Miller (19) || 20,611 || 37–33 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 15 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || May (5–6) || Giolito (2–2) || — || 26,973 || 37–34 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 16 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Pallante (8–4) || King (4–6) || O'Brien (18) || 29,604 || 37–35 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || June 17 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Canning (1–5) || Leahy (5–4) || — || 29,859 || 38–35 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 19 || @ Rangers || 7–9 || deGrom (6–4) || Vásquez (6–5) || Latz (13) || 33,406 || 38–36 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 20 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Morejón (6–1) || Ross (0–1) || Miller (20) || 35,383 || 39–36 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 21 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Eovaldi (7–7) || Giolito (2–3) || Junis (5) || 36,311 || 39–37 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 22 || Braves || 1–0 || King (5–6) || Holmes (4–4) || Miller (21) || 42,572 || 40–37 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 23 || Braves || 7–6 || Miller (2–1) || Iglesias (0–2) || — || 41,379 || 41–37 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 79 || June 24 || Braves || 5–2 || Sears (1–0) || Pérez (6–4) || Adam (2) || 40,183 || 42–37 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || June 26 || Dodgers || 7–1 || Buehler (5–3) || Sasaki (3–5) || — || 43,153 || 43–37 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 27 || Dodgers || 3–15 || Yamamoto (8–5) || Vásquez (6–6) || — || 45,159 || 43–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;"