The Los Angeles Dodgers have acknowledged a rivalry exists between them and the San Diego Padres, but it’s always meant more to the latter.
The Padres headlined the trade deadline by acquiring Athletics closer Mason Miller, cementing their bullpen as the best in baseball. But San Diego still managed to turn their attention toward the Dodgers.
Miller revealed the Padres quickly informed him of their dislike for the Dodgers.
“They told me right away,” Miller said on Foul Territory. “‘Obviously, we don’t like those guys a whole lot.’”
Meanwhile, the defending champions had no such discussions with newly-acquired reliever Brock Stewart and outfielder Alex Call.