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Padres Notes: Playoffs Clinched, Mookie Betts Says SD ‘Hates’ LA, Ex-Padre Passes Away

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Aug 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) takes out San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) at second base during the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images
Aug 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) takes out San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) at second base during the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Liang-Imagn Images | William Liang-Imagn Images

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The San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers in electric walk-off fashion to secure a postseason berth. The Friars improved to 86-71 behind a stone cold bullpen and a walk-off single by Freddy Fermin in the bottom of the 11th inning.

In other news, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts claims that San Diego hates Los Angeles. There has certainly been no shortage of bad blood from both sides — especially during the intense matchups this season — but the rivalry looks to have taken a new form in 2025.

Unfortunately, a member of the Padres family passed away last week. He was the second Panamanian-born player in franchise history and tossed a complete game shutout in his first game as a Padre for his first MLB win.

Here’s more information on these stories and all the latest Padres news (click the headline for the full article):

Dodgers Superstar Says Padres Have 'Aggression' and 'Hatred' Towards LA

Former Padres Pitcher Passes Away

Padres' $280 Million All-Star Named 'Biggest Failure' of Season

Manny Machado Says Padres Are Struggling Because 'I've Sucked'

Surprise Padres Pitcher Predicted to 'Take Over' Postseason

Padres All-Star Accomplishes Insane Feat Not Done In Nearly 40 Years

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Gabe Smallson is a sportswriter based in Los Angeles. His focus is sports and entertainment content. Gabe has previously worked at DodgersNation and Newsweek. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 and is a Masters Candidate at the University of Southern California. You can get in touch with Gabe by emailing gabe.smallson@lasportsreport.com. You can find him on X @gabesmallson

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