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Padres News: Washington Nationals Reportedly Stole SD's Top FA Catcher Target - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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San Diego Padres - Wikipedia
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Super 70s Sports on X: In 1973, the San Diego Padres were close to becoming the Washington Stars. How close? Here's pitcher Dave Freisleben: / X
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Fernando Tatis Jr. is suspended 80 games for a positive drug test : NPR
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Padres' farm fresh players could transform team into a contender soon - Los Angeles Times
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Padres News: Chaos Breaks Lose in Friars' Wednesday Game & Ends with Bob Melvin Ejected - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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Nationals' standings placement will infuriate Padres fans after Juan Soto trade
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A story about how the Padres nearly became the Washington Stars. : r/baseball
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Sources - Padres, Juan Soto reach $23M deal, avoid arbitration - ESPN
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A Brief History of the Washington Stars – Society for American Baseball Research
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RUMOR: The stars not named Juan Soto that Padres are likely to shop
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Padres nearly became the Washington Stars
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San Diego Padres - Wikipedia
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San Diego Padres were once so close to moving to D.C. they had uniforms and everything - The Washington Post