The 2024 San Diego Padres season was the 56th 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.
With a win over the San Francisco Giants on September 13, the Padres improved on their 82–80 record from the previous season. After a win over the Chicago White Sox on September 22, the Padres achieved their first 90-win season since 2010.
On September 24, the Padres secured a wild card spot in the postseason with a 4–2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers behind a game-winning triple play. The 5-4-3 triple play marked a number of historical feats: the ninth overall in franchise history, the third to end a game in the last 30 years, the first by the Padres since June 10, 2010 against the New York Mets, and the first ever in MLB history to clinch a postseason berth by way of a game-winning triple play. Additionally, they returned to the postseason for the third time in the past five seasons. They swept the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Series, but lost the Division Series in five games to their division rival and eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.Padres eliminated from playoffs after loss to Dodgers in Game 5 of NLDS, Fox 5 San Diego, October 11, 2024
Despite the NLDS loss, in their Game 2 blowout victory, the Padres' 6 home runs set a franchise record for the most home runs in a single postseason game. They were also the first team to hit 6 home runs in a single postseason game on the road, the most in Major League Baseball history.
Offseason Acquisitions PositionPlayer2023 TeamUTLTyler WadeOakland AthleticsRPJeremiah EstradaChicago CubsRPLogan GillaspieBoston Red SoxRPStephen KolekSeattle MarinersOFBryce JohnsonSan Francisco GiantsRPLuis PatiñoChicago White SoxRPYuki MatsuiTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (NPB)RPWoo-suk GoLG Twins (KBO)RPWandy PeraltaNew York Yankees
Departures PositionPlayer2024 TeamRPJosh HaderHouston AstrosSPRich HillBoston Red SoxRPLuis GarcíaLos Angeles AngelsRPDrew PomeranzLos Angeles DodgersSPBlake SnellSan Francisco GiantsCGary SánchezMilwaukee Brewers1BJi-man ChoiNew York Mets1BGarrett CooperChicago CubsSPSeth LugoKansas City RoyalsSPMichael WachaKansas City RoyalsSPNick MartinezCincinnati RedsRPTim HillChicago White SoxOFTaylor KohlweyNew York MetsCAustin NolaKansas City Royals
Trades Traded RHP Scott Barlow to the Cleveland Guardians for RHP Enyel De Los Santos.Traded LF Juan Soto and CF Trent Grisham to the New York Yankees for RHP Michael King, C Kyle Higashioka, RHP Randy Vásquez, RHP Jhony Brito, and RHP Drew ThorpeTraded DH Matt Carpenter, LHP Ray Kerr and cash to the Atlanta Braves for CF Drew Campbell.Traded RHP Drew Thorpe, RHP Jairo Iriarte, OF Samuel Zavala, and RHP Steven Wilson to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Dylan Cease. Source
Regular season As part of MLB World Tour, the Padres opened their regular season with two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.
Game log
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || March 20 || Dodgers* || 2–5 || Hudson (1–0) || Brito (0–1) || Phillips (1) || 15,952 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || March 21 || @ Dodgers* || 15–11 || King (1–0)|| Yamamoto (0–1) || Suárez (1) || 15,928|| 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || March 28 || Giants || 6–4 || Matsui (1–0) || Jackson (0–1) || Suárez (2) || 44,953 || 2–1 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || March 29 || Giants || 3–8 || Harrison (1–0) || Musgrove (0–1) || — || 45,427 || 2–2 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || March 30 || Giants || 6–9 || Hicks (1–0) || Cease (0–1) || — || 37,104 || 2–3 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || March 31 || Giants || 13–4 || Ávila (1–0) || Jefferies (0–1) || — || 34,499 || 3–3 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 1 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Gibson (1–0) || Waldron (0–1) || — || 37,566 || 3–4 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 2 || Cardinals || 2–5 || Mikolas (1–1) || Darvish (0–1) || Helsley (1) || 43,076 || 3–5 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 3 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Musgrove (1–1) || Thompson (0–2) || Suárez (3) || 38,835 || 4–5 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 5 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Doval (1–0) || De Los Santos (0–1) || — || 40,645 || 4–6 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 6 || @ Giants || 4–0 || King (2–0) || Winn (0–2) || — || 40,114 || 5–6 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 7 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Walker (1–0) || Brito (0–2) || Doval (1) || 40,149 || 5–7 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 8 || Cubs || 9–8 || Peralta (1–0) || Alzolay (1–1) || Suárez (4) || 33,864 || 6–7 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || April 9 || Cubs || 1–5 || Smyly (2–1) || Musgrove (1–2) || — || 35,171 || 6–8 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 10 || Cubs || 10–2 || Cease (1–1) || Hendricks (0–2) || — || 39,048 || 7–8 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 12 || @ Dodgers || 8–7 || Suárez (1–0) || Vesia (0–2) || — || 49,606 || 8–8 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 13 || @ Dodgers || 2–5 || Stone (1–1) || Cosgrove (0–1) || Phillips (5) || 44,582 || 8–9 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Matsui (2–0) || Feyereisen (0–1) || Suárez (5) || 49,432 || 9–9 || W1 |- style=background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 15 || @ Brewers || 7–3 || Musgrove (2–2) || Ross (1–1) || Suárez (6) || 18,396 || 10–9 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 16 || @ Brewers || 6–3 || Cease (2–1) || Miley (0–1) || — || 20,034 || 11–9 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || April 17 || @ Brewers || 0–1 || Uribe (2–1) || King (2–1) || Payamps (2) || 24,521 || 11–10 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 19 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Francis (2–2) || Waldron (0–2) || — || 44,890 || 11–11 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 20 || Blue Jays || 2–5 || Berríos (4–0) || Vásquez (0–1) || Romano (2) || 43,273 || 11–12 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 21 || Blue Jays || 6–3 || Musgrove (3–2) || Bassitt (2–3) || Suárez (7) || 44,527 || 12–12 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 22 || @ Rockies || 3–1 || Cease (3–1) || Mears (0–2) || Suárez (8) || 18,515 || 13–12 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 23 || @ Rockies || 4–7 || Beeks (2–1) || King (2–2) || Lawrence (1) || 18,822 || 13–13 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || April 24 || @ Rockies || 5–2 || Waldron (1–2) || Blach (0–1) || Suárez (9) || 19,356 || 14–13 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 25 || @ Rockies || 9–10 || Kinley (1–0) || Peralta (1–1) || Lawrence (2) || 27,705 || 14–14 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || April 26 || Phillies || 3–9 || Nola (4–1) || Musgrove (3–3) || — || 40,763 || 14–15 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || April 27 || Phillies || 1–5 || Suárez (5–0) || Cease (3–2) || — || 43,018 || 14–16 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || April 28 || Phillies || 6–8 || Walker (1–0) || King (2–3) || Alvarado (5) || 42,037 || 14–17 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || April 29 || Reds || 2–5 || Lodolo (3–0) || Waldron (1–3) || — || 39,158 || 14–18 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || April 30 || Reds || 6–4 || Darvish (1–1) || Martinez (0–2) || Suárez (10) || 36,769 || 15–18 || W1 |- |colspan="10"|*March 20 and 21 games played at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 1 || Reds || 6–2 || De Los Santos (1–1) || Cruz (1–2) || — || 32,993 || 16–18 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Cease (4–2) || Cecconi (1–2) || — || 31,976 || 17–18 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 13–1 || King (3–3) || Pfaadt (1–2) || — || 39,661 || 18–18 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 5 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–11 || Nelson (2–2) || Waldron (1–4) || — || 30,968 || 18–19 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 6–3 || Darvish (2–1) || Lovelady (0–1) || Suárez (11) || 35,560 || 19–19 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Neris (2–0) || De Los Santos (1–2) || — || 38,133 || 19–20 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Cease (5–2) || Wesneski (2–1) || Suárez (12) || 30,138 || 20–20 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 10 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Suárez (2–0) || Grove (1–2) || — || 43,388 || 21–20 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 11 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Paxton (5–0) || Waldron (1–5) || — || 46,701 || 21–21 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 12 || Dodgers || 4–0 || Darvish (3–1) || Buehler (0–1) || — || 43,881 || 22–21 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 13 || Rockies || 4–5 || Hudson (1–6) || Vásquez (0–2) || Beeks (4) || 34,458 || 22–22 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 14 || Rockies || 3–6 || Quantrill (3–3) || Cease (5–3) || Kinley (1) || 40,134 || 22–23 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 15 || Rockies || 0–8 || Gomber (1–2) || King (3–4) || — || 33,958 || 22–24 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 17 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Waldron (2–5) || Fried (3–2) || Estrada (1) || 40,186 || 23–24 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 18 || @ Braves || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 19 || @ Braves || 9–1 || Darvish (4–1) || Elder (1–2) || — || 39,203 || 24–24 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 20 || @ Braves || 6–5 || Brito (1–2) || Jiménez (1–1) || Suárez (13) || 35,113 || 25–24 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 20 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Sale (7–1) || Vásquez (0–3) || Iglesias (11) || 34,753 || 25–25 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 21 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Abbott (3–4) || Musgrove (3–4) || Díaz (8) || 18,996 || 25–26 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 22 || @ Reds || 7–3 || King (4–4) || Martinez (1–3) || — || 14,255 || 26–26 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 23 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Estrada (1–0) || Moll (0–1) || Suárez (14) || 16,479 || 27–26 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 24 || Yankees || 0–8 || Rodón (6–2) || Darvish (4–2) || — || 43,505 || 27–27 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || May 25 || Yankees || 1–4 || Stroman (4–2) || Cease (5–4) || Holmes (15) || 44,845 || 27–28 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 26 || Yankees || 5–2 || Estrada (2–0) || Schmidt (5–3) || Suárez (15) || 45,731 || 28–28 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || May 27 || Marlins || 2–1 || Morejón (1–0) || Puk (0–6) || Suárez (16) || 38,745 || 29–28 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || May 28 || Marlins || 4–0 || Waldron (3–5) || Luzardo (2–4) || — || 41,032 || 30–28 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || May 29 || Marlins || 1–9 || Garrett (2–0) || Darvish (4–3) || — || 32,227 || 30–29 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || May 31 || @ Royals || 11–8 || Matsui (3–0) || Schreiber (3–1) || Suárez (17) || 30,006 || 31–29 || W1
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 1 || @ Royals || 7–3 || Vásquez (1–3) || Marsh (4–3) || — || 25,266 || 32–29 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 2 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Klein (1–0) || Matsui (3–1) || — || 21,825 || 32–30 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 3 || @ Angels || 1–2 || Strickland (2–1) || Morejón (1–1) || Estévez (9) || 32,683 || 32–31 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 4 || @ Angels || 2–4 || Moore (2–2) || Matsui (3–2) || Estévez (10) || 33,947 || 32–32 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 5 || @ Angels || 2–3 || Soriano (3–5) || Cease (5–5) || Moore (1) || 31,960 || 32–33 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 6 || Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Ginkel (5–1) || Estrada (2–1) || Sewald (7) || 39,963 || 32–34 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 7 || Diamondbacks || 10–3 || King (5–4) || Pfaadt (2–5) || — || 40,341 || 33–34 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;"