Opening Day for the 2025 season is here. The San Diego Padres and the other 29 Major League Baseball teams have a clean slate as they all hope to reel in a successful campaign.
The Padres begin their season at Petco Park against the Atlanta Braves for a four-game series. Their first opponent will be Chris Sale, who won the National League Cy Young Award in 2024, which is set for 1:10 PDT. He will have a tall task ahead of him against a strong Padres lineup. Have a look here at the starting lineup, along with San Diego's roster, starting rotation, and bullpen.
Padres Opening Day Roster
Starting pitchers: Dylan Cease, Kyle Hart, Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Randy Vásquez
Relief pitchers: Jason Adam, Omar Cruz, Jeremiah Estrada, Alek Jacob, Yuki Matsui, Adrian Morejon, Wandy Peralta, Robert Suarez
Catcher: Elias Díaz, Martín Maldonado
Infielders: Luis Arraez, Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth, Yuli Gurriel, Jose Iglesias, Manny Machado
Outfielders: Jason Heyward, Brandon Lockridge, Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets, Fernando Tatis Jr.
Injuries: Jhony Birto, Yu Darvish, Bryan Hoeing, Jose Musgrove, Juan Nuñez, Sean Reynolds, Matt Waldron,
Padres Opening Day Lineup
With 2025 spring training stats:
Lineup | 2025 Spring Training Stats |
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Fernando Tatis Jr. - RF | .259, 1 HR, 1 RBI |
Luis Arraez - 1B | .349, 1 HR, 7 RBI |
Manny Machado - 3B | .212, 2 HR, 3 RBI |
Xander Bogaerts - SS | .297, 0 HR, 7 RBI |
Jackson Merrill - CF | .239, 4 HR, 10 RBI |
Yuli Gurriel - DH | .306, 1 HR, 6 RBI |
Jake Cronenworth - 2B | .308, 0 HR, 3 RBI |
Brandon Lockridge - LF | .356, 0 HR, 2 RBI |
Elías Diaz - C | .182, 0 HR, 1 RBI |
Michael King - P | 1-1, 3.95 ERA, 13 K's, 13 2/3 IP |
Padres Opening Day Starting Rotation
With 2025 spring training stats:
Michael King | 1-1, 3.95 ERA, 13 K's, 13 2/3 IP |
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Dylan Cease | 1-0, 3.26 ERA, 26 K's, 19 1/3 IP |
Kyle Hart | 0-2, 9.39 ERA, 7 K's, 7 2/3 IP |
Nick Pivetta | 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 17 K's, 13 1/3 IP |
Randy Vásquez | 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 7 K's, 8 IP |
Padres Opening Day Bullpen
With 2025 spring training stats:
Jason Adam | 1-0, 6.00 ERA, 8 K's, 9 IP |
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Omar Cruz | 0-0, 4.05 ERA, 5 K's, 6 2/3 IP |
Jeremiah Estrada | 0-0, 6.00 ERA, 9 K's, 6 IP |
Alek Jacob | 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 12 K's, 9 IP |
Yuki Matsui | 1-0, 3.72 ERA, 10 K's, 9 2/3 IP |
Adrian Morejon | 0-0, 3.12 ERA, 6 K's, 8 2/3 IP |
Wandy Peralta | 0-0, 5.87 ERA, 8 K's, 7 2/3 IP |
Robert Suarez | 0-1, 15.43 ERA, 6 K's, 4 2/3 IP |