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Buck Showalter fired as New York Mets manager
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Full house: Fans flow, home-field edge back for MLB playoffs
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Padres would like to have Soto 'for many years to come
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Dodgers eliminated by Padres with 5-run rally in NLDS Game 4 - True Blue LA
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Padres Sign Robert Suarez To Five-Year Contract, by FriarWire
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Slammed Diego: Padres eliminated from MLB playoffs as disappointing season nears end
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Freddie Freeman lifts Braves to extra-innings victory in offense-optional playoff series - The Boston Globe
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Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler with 3 games left in season
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Take 2: Nick Castellanos, Phillies eliminate Braves again in NLDS
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Padres Sign INF/OF Matt Carpenter To One-Year Contract, by FriarWire
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San Diego Padres party in clubhouse after clinching playoff spot
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