Padres practice at Fowler Park

San Diego Padres injured reserves and top prospects used USD’s baseball stadium for summer training camp

Maria Watters / Asst. Sports Editor

Starting in July, the San Diego Padres’ top prospects, plus players on injured reserve, used USD’s Fowler Park to practice and workout while being available to join the team’s active roster on short notice.

Tanner Claudio/The USD VistaBeginning the first week of July, the San Diego Padres made a home at the University of San Diego’s Fowler Park to run their summer training camp.

Although the Major League Baseball team has never used the USD facilities in the past, the relationship between the University of San Diego and the Padres dates back to the…