

J.P. Hoornstra
Joined: Dec 4, 2023
J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.




The closer didn't record a strikeout while locking down his ninth save of the season, tying one record while ending another streak.
The San Diego Padres' general manager reacted to the reported sale of the team for $3.9 billion.
The Padres are internally optimistic payroll will increase after an ownership transfer, according to a new report, and have an obvious roster hole to fill.
The Padres' reported sale price presents a paradox for owners of 29 other MLB teams, who weren't expecting the team to sell for $3.9 billion.