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San Diego Padres - Wikipedia
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The San Diego Padres are essentially a fantasy team. Is that a good thing?
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A Brief History of the Washington Stars – Society for American Baseball Research
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San Diego Padres were once so close to moving to D.C. they had uniforms and everything - The Washington Post
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Padres closer Josh Hader recovers from trade-deadline stumbles during huge run - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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San Diego Padres - Wikipedia
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Padres Stars Come Up Huge to Snap Losing Skid vs. Nationals – NBC 7 San Diego
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Padres nearly became the Washington Stars
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Juan Soto joins long list of young stars gone from Nationals
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San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer dealt to Boston Red Sox after rejecting Washington Nationals trade - ESPN
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