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Padres News: Ha-Seong Kim's Recent Play Has His Value Among MLB Stars - Sports Illustrated Inside The Padres News, Analysis and More
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Padres continue to waste a season of strong starting pitching - The Athletic
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Ha-seong Kim makes play of the night in Padres-Marlins game [Video]
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How did the Padres go from underachieving to surging into the NLCS? It starts a month ago - The Athletic
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Ha-Seong Kim's solo home run, 06/22/2021
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Veterans, rookies alike fuel Padres' offense
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The Padres will need others to step up in October
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Seth Lugo labors in decisive five-run fifth against Astros
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Opening Day: Meet the 2022 San Diego Padres, and how to watch on Opening Day
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Padres' Kim Ha-seong hitless in NLCS loss