Baseball

The San Diego Padres secured help at second base today by acquiring Jurickson Profar from the Oakland A's in exchange for catcher Austin Allen.

The Padres traded the 22-year old infielder along with Eric Lauer to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Trent Grisham and Zach Davies.

San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller hired relative unknown Jayce Tingler as his new manager, a move that could cost him his job if it backfires.

A rental vehicle being used by ESPN baseball analyst Alex Rodriguez was broken into Sunday night, and Rodriguez said several items of a personal and sentimental nature were stolen.

The game of baseball is such a beautiful one. It’s America’s pastime. It reminds us of long-lasting traditions and sometimes if you’re lucky, baseball breaks all the barriers of the sporting world.

Coming off a strong road outing, where the Chihuahuas won two of the three games at Las Vegas Ballpark, the Aviators stormed through Southwest University Park and swept El Paso in a three-game series to be just one game behind the first-place Chihuahuas in the Pacific Coast League Southern Divison.

With just two wins in their last nine games since the All Star break, the Padres called up several of their top pitching prospects from Double-A Amarillo.

Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85.

Joe Maddon didn't let the free time created by a rare ejection go to waste.

The Pacific Coast League all-stars got off to an electric start with a four-run second inning and never looked back, as they handled the International League, 9-3, in the RMHC Triple-A All-Star game.