The Padres ended their 13-year playoff drought in 2020 with a second-place finish behind the Dodgers. They ended the season with their highest winning percentage (.617) in franchise history. San Diego has six postseason appearances and two losses in the World Series in its 52-year history.
They moved to eighth in ERA (3.86) while pushing to third in runs (325) and fourth in home runs (96).
San Diego traded SP Joey Lucchesi to the Mets in a three-way with Pittsburgh for SP Joe Musgrove. The Padres sent SP Luis Patino, C Francisco Mejia, C Blake Hunt, and SP Cole Wilcox to the Rays for SP Blake Snell.