Major league baseball team in
San Diego,
California. Member of the
National League western division. Plays home games at
Qualcomm Stadium (a name universally reviled by
San Diegans, who still refer to it by its original name,
Jack Murphy Stadium).
Started play in 1969, in the NL's second expansion of the modern era. When the Padres and the Montréal Expos were added, this made 12 teams in the league, necessitating the introduction of divisional play.