The San Francisco Giants - Part 1

      

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*  Established in 1883

*  Based in San Francisco since 1958

Major League Affiliations:

1.     National League (1883 – Present)

2.     West Division (1969 – Present)

Retired Numbers:

1.     NY: Christopher Mathewson

2.     NY: John Joseph McGraw

3.     #3 William Harold Terry

4.     #4 Mel Ott

5.     #11 Carl Hubbell

6.     #20 Monte Irvin

7.     #22 Will Clark

8.     #24 Willie Mays

9.     #25 Barry Bonds

10.   #27 Juan Marichal

11.   #30 Orlando Cepeda

12.   #36 Gaylord Perry

13.   #44 Willie McCovey

14.   #42 Jackie Robinson

Colors: Black, Orange, Metallic Gold, Cream(1)(2)(3)

Name:

1.     San Francisco Giants (1958 – Present)
2.     New York Giants (1885 – 1957)
3.     New York Gothams (1883 – 1884)

Other Nicknames:

1.     The G – Men
2.     Los Gigantes
3.     The Orange and Black

Ballpark:

1.     Oracle Park (2000 – Present)

2.     Candlestick Park (1960 – 1999)

3.     Seals Stadium (1958 – 1959)

4.     Hilltop Park (1911)

5.     Polo Grounds III (1891 – 1957)

6.     Polo Grounds II (1889 – 1890)

7.     St. George Cricket Grounds (1889)

8.     Oakland Park (1889)

9.     Polo Grounds (1883 – 1888)

Major League Titles:

1.     World Series Titles (8): 1905, 1921, 1922, 

        1933, 1954, 2010, 2012, 2014

2.     NL Pennants (23): 1888, 1889, 1904, 1905, 

        1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 

        1924, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 

        1989, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2014

3.     West Division Titles (9): 1971, 1987, 1989, 

        1997, 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2021

4.     Temple Cup (1): 1894

5.     Pre – Modern World Series (2): 1888, 

        1889

6.     Wild Card Berth (3): 2002, 2014, 2016

Front Office:

1.     Principal Owner(s): Charles B. Johnson, 

        Greg E. Johnson (Chairman)(4)(5)

2.     President: Larry Baer

3.     President of Baseball Operations: Buster 

        Posey

4.     General Manager: Zack Minasian

5.     Manager: Bob Melvin

6.     Website: mlb.com/giants

The San Francisco Giants are a professional baseball team located in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in the Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years later, eventually relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants play their home games at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any other team in the history of major American sports(6). The team was the first major – league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the Giants won their then – record 23rd National League pennant; this mark has since been equaled and then eclipsed by the rival Los Angeles Dodgers, wo won their 25th NL crown in 2024. The Giants’ eight World Series championships are tied for second – most in the NL – alongside the Dodgers – and are tied for the fifth – most of any franchise.(7)

The franchise won 17 pennants and five World Series championships while in New York, led by managers John McGraw, Bill Terry, and Leo Durocher. New York – era star players including Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, and Willie Mays join 63 other Giants in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the most of any franchise(8). The Giants’ rivalry with the Dodgers, one of the longest – standing and most famed rivalries in American sports, began in New York and continued when both teams relocated to California in 1958(9)(10).

Despite the efforts of Mays and Barry Bonds, regarded as two of baseball’s all – time best players,(11) the Giants endured a 56 – year championship drought following the move west, a stretch that included three World Series losses. The drought finally ended in the early 2010’s; under manager Bruce Bochy, the Giants embraced sabermetrics (blanket term for sports analytics) and eventually formed a baseball dynasty that saw them win the World Series in 2010, 2012, and 2014, making the Giants the second team in NL history to win three championships in five years.(12)(13)(14)

Through 2024, the franchise’s all – time record is 11,541 – 10,019 – 163 (.535). Since moving to San Francisco in 1958, the Giants have an overall win – loss record of 5,474 – 5,121 – 6 (.517) through the end of 2024(15). The team’s current manager is Bob Melvin.

History:

San Francisco Giants:

The Giants, along with their rival Los Angeles Dodgers, became the first Major League Baseball teams to play on the West Coast(16). On April 15th, 1958, the Giants played their first game in San Francisco, defeating the former Brooklyn and now Los Angeles Dodgers, 8 – 0(17). The Giants played for two seasons at Seals Stadium (from 1931 to 1957, the stadium was the home of the PCL’s San Francisco Seals) before moving to Candlestick Park in 1960. The Giants played at Candlestick Park until 1999, before opening Pacific Bell Park (now known as Oracle Park) in 2000, where the Giants currently play.

The Giants struggled to sustain consistent success in their first 50 years in San Francisco. They made nine playoff appearances and won three National League pennants between 1958 and 2009. The Giants lost the 1962 World Series in seven games to the New York Yankees. The Giants were swept in the 1989 World Series, a series best known for the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which caused a 10 – day delay between Games 2 and 3(18). The Giants also lost the 2002 World Series to the Anaheim Angels. One of the team’s biggest highlights during this time was the 2001 season, in which outfielder Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs, breaking the record for most home runs in a season(19). In 2007, Bonds would surpass Hank Aaron’s career record of 755 home runs(20). Bonds finished his career with 762 home runs (586 hit with the Giants), which is still the MLB record.

The Giants won three World Series championships in 2010, 2012, and 2014, giving the team eight total World Series titles, including the five won as the New York Giants.

Players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (Cooperstown) as members of the San Fransico Giants include (center fielder) Willie Mays, (first baseman) Orlando Cepeda, (pitcher) Juan Marichal, (first baseman) Willie McCovey, and (pitcher) Gaylord Perry.

Uniforms:

1958 – 1972

Upon moving to San Francisco, the Giants kept the same uniform they wore in New York, save for two changes. The cap logo now had an interlocking “SF” in orange, while the road uniform now featured “San Francisco” in black block letters with orange trim. Neckline, pants and sleeves feather thin black and orange stripes.

1973 – 1976

Changing to double – knit polyester, the Giants made a few noticeable changes to their uniform. The color scheme on the letters was changed to orange with black trim, and player names were added on the back. The cap logo remained the same.

1977 – 1982

For the 1977 season, the Giants switched to pullover uniforms. “Giants” on the home uniform was changed from serifed block lettering to cursive script, and the color scheme returned to black with orange trim. The road uniform became orange, with letters in black with white trim. Neck and sleeve stripes are in black, orange and white. Both uniforms received chest numbers. The standard cap was changed to feature an orange brim.

The 1978 season saw the Giants add a black alternate uniform, an inverse of their road orange uniform. All three uniforms now featured the “Giants” script previously exclusive to the home uniform.

1983 – 1993

Before the 1983 season, the Giants returned to a traditional buttoned uniform designed by Sidjakov Berman & Gomez(21). This design returned to the classic look they wore early in their San Francisco tenure, but with a few exceptions. The lettering became more rounded (save for the player’s name), the neck stripes were removed, and the interlocking “SF” and black piping was added on the road gray uniform. The caps returned to an all – black design.

1994 – 1999

In 1994, the Giants made a few changes to their uniform. The road uniform reverted the piping. The front of both uniforms returned to stylized block letters with pointed edges, but kept the rounded numbers. The “SF” on the cap was also changed to reflect the lettering change.

2000 – Present

Coinciding with the move to Oracle Park (the Pacific Bell Park) in 2000, the Giants unveiled new uniforms which were aesthetically close to the style they originally wore in their early years. On each uniform, numbers returned to a block letter style.

Home

The base of the home uniform was changed to cream. The “Giants” wordmark kept the same stylized block letter treatment but the arrangement was changed from a vertical to a radial arch. Neck stripes were also returned to this uniform. Gold drop shadows were also added. A sleeve patch containing the team logo and the words “San Francisco Baseball Club” was also featured.

Road

The gray road uniform returned to the classic “San Francisco” wordmark used in the 1960’s, though in 2005 gold drop shadows were also added. This uniform was then tweaked to include black piping in 2012. Two sleeve patches were used. Between 2000 and 2010, the patch featured “SF” in orange letters in front of a baseball, with the full name added within a black circle. In 2011, this was changed to the sleeve patch used on the home uniform. Until 2020, only the road uniform featured player names; since 2021, all Giants uniforms have player names on the back.

Black Alternate

In 2001, the Giants added a road and home alternate black uniform. Each uniform shared the same design as their home and road counterparts, with the exception of the road alternate receiving gold drop shadows. The home design was dropped after only one season, and the road version was retired the following year. Both sets were worn with an all – black cap but with the squatchee in black (the primary cap has an orange squatchee) and the “SF” wordmark changed to black with orange trim.

In 2015, the Giants unveiled a new black alternative uniform to be used on select Saturday home games. This set has the interlocking “SF” in front along with orange piping and a new sleeve patch containing the Golden Gate Bridge atop the “Giants” wordmark. Initially, the letters were in black with orange trim, but this was changed to orange with black trim and orange drop shadows. In 2025, the Giants began wearing this uniform on select road games as well.

Part 2 of the article about the San Francisco Giants

will be posted on Tuesday September 16, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers – San Diego Padres Rivalry

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The Dodgers – Padres rivalry is a MLB National League division rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers and Padres are both members of the National League (NL) West Division. It’s occasionally called the I – 5 rivalry because Los Angeles and San Diego lie 120 miles apart along Interstate 5.

Background

The rise of Southern California as a major region of the United States brought about a significant economic rivalry between neighboring Los Angeles and San Diego. Through the years, San Diego proved to be an unstable home to its sports franchises as the NFL’s Chargers and NBA’s Clippers both relocated to Los Angeles. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have been rivals ever since the Padres joined the National League West Division(7).

The Dodgers have traditionally been the much better team in this rivalry, thought most San Diego fans particularly harbor most of their animosity towards L.A.(8)(9). This is showcased by the fact that when the Dodgers play the Dodgers in San Diego, the Padres’ fans will often chant “Beat L.A.”. Dodgers fans have often said that they do not view the Padres as a true rival, reserving that honor for the San Francisco Giants. However, this view of the rivalry has changed since the Padres’ roster moves since 2020.

In the 2020’s, both the Dodgers and Padres had bolstered their rosters in their quests for a playoff run, especially the Padres, who had not been serious contenders for a decade. The Dodgers swept the Padres in the National League Division Series (NLDS), culminating in a World Series championship in 2020, while the Padres returned the favor by knocking the Dodgers out of the 2022 NLDS(10). 2024 saw the teams match – up in their third postseason meeting, with the Dodgers coming back from a 2 – 1 series deficit in the NLDS to defeat the Padres in five games(11). Like in 2020, they would win the World Series a few weeks later.

As of the 2024 season, the Dodgers currently lead the rivalry 523 – 427 – 1 in the regular season and 7 – 5 in postseason play.

History

1960’s

The first meeting between the two teams occurred during the seventh game of the 1969 season at Dodger Stadium on April 15th, 1969. In the beginning, it seemed like it could be a pitchers’ duel. With Johnny Podres on the mound for the Padres, facing his old team in his final season in the majors, and Claude Osteen for the Dodgers, the first four innings passed quickly and uneventfully. But things fell apart for the Padres in the bottom of the fifth inning: A groundout gave way to a walk, three consecutive singles, and yet another walk, before Andy Kosco hit a grand slam that put the Dodgers ahead 6 – 0. Afterwards, Osteen limited the Padres to only three hits, the Dodger lineup piled eight more runs with the final score being 14 – 0. 

It was the Padres’ fourth consecutive loss after beginning their existence with a sweep of the Houston Astros before getting swept by the San Francisco Giants. The next day, they piled another nine runs on the Padres, who only mustered a lone run in response. The Padres finished their inaugural season with a 52 – 110 record and did not have a winning season for nearly a decade.

1970’s

The Padres’ fortunes began to shift near the end of the 1970’s as they had their first winning season in 1978, though they failed to qualify for the postseason as the Dodgers won the division en route to a World Series appearance. Despite the lone winning season in 1978, the Padres’ only successes were two seasons at .500 in 1982 and 1983, while the Dodgers had three World Series appearances during the 1970’s, 1974, 1977, and 1978 (losing in all three).

1980’s

The Padres broke through with an appearance in their first World Series in 1984, but they fell to the Detroit Tigers in five games. The Dodgers, meanwhile, won a pair of championships in 1981 and 1988. In 1998, Orel Hershiser broke Don Drysdale’s 582/3 scoreless inning streak against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium. For the Padres, the 1980’s saw the debut of the best player in franchise history, Tony Gwynn.

1990’s

The Dodgers teams soon waned in competition through the 1990’s, only winning the division in 1994 (unofficially, because the end of the regular season and the World Series were canceled) and 1995. In 1995, the Dodgers appeared in the NLDS but were swept by the Reds. Meanwhile, the fortunes had alternated in favor of the Padres during the 1996 season. After trailing the Dodgers by two games heading into the final series of the season against them, the Padres recorded a three – game sweep at Dodger Stadium to win the division crown, winning the first and last game in extra – innings(12). It would be Chris Gwynn, the brother of Tony and former Dodger player, who delivered the game – winning runs that won the Padres their first NL West crown since 1984 in the final game of the series. 

The high for San Diego was short – lived, as they were quickly dispatched by the Cardinals in the NLDS. The Dodgers still made the postseason as a wild card team, but were swept by the Braves in the NLDS. It was the closest the two teams had come to a potential playoff series; a series that would later come in 2020. The 1996 National League West race was also the closest 1 – 2 finish in the standings between the two rivals to this point (both would later finish tied atop of the 2006 NL West standings). The Padres won the pennant in 1998, but had the misfortune of facing the 114 – win New York Yankees in the World Series. As a result, they were swept in four games. To date, 1998 represents San Diego’s last World Series appearance.

2000’s

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Both franchises enjoyed success and encountered problems in the 2000’s.

In particular, the 2006 NL West race was the closest race ever between the two rivals, playing in perhaps their most memorable series of the rival thus far in September 2006. Coming into a four – game series in the middle of September, Los Angeles held a half game lead in the N.L. West over San Diego with two and a half weeks left in the season. Los Angeles won the first game of the series 3 – 1 after a strong pitching performance by Maddux, extending the Dodgers’ lead to a 11/2 games over San Diego. The second game of the series was an 11 – 2 rout in favor of San Diego, trimming the Dodgers lead back to a half game. The third game of the series was a pitchers’ duel between San Diego’s Chris Young and the Dodgers Derek Lowe. San Diego scored first after Russell Branyan hit a solo home run to make it 1 – 0. Russell Martin tied the game at 1 – 1 with a solo home run of his own in the 7th inning. But San Diego won the game 2 – 1 when Khalil Greene scored on Terrmel Sledge’s single. San Diego’s victory gave them a half game lead over the Dodgers in the N.L. West.

The last game of the series on September 18th was a rocky start for the Dodgers. Brad Penny gave up four runs in the first inning, giving San Diego a 4 – 0 lead. Los Angeles slowly climbed back into the game, and tied the score 4 – 4 in the third inning. Neither team scored again until San Diego scored two in the top of the 8th to take a 6 – 4 lead. The Dodgers would cut San Diego’s lead to one run after Wilson Betemit drove in Marlon Anderson with an RBI single. San Diego scored three runs in the top of the 9th and appeared to have broken the game wide – open with a 9 – 5 lead. With a four – run lead, San Diego elected to bring in Jon Adkins to pitch the 9th instead of closer Trevor Hoffman, who was at the time just three saves shy of tying the all – time record. Jeff Kent and J.D. Drew hit back – to – back home runs off of Adkins to close the lead to 9 – 7 with nobody out. San Diego then elected to bring Hoffman in to finish the game. Hoffman however, gave up back – to – back home runs to Martin and Anderson on the first two pitches Hoffman threw, tying the score at 9 – 9. It was only the fourth time a team hit four consecutive home runs in an inning, and the first time since the Minnesota Twins did so in 1964. San Diego scored a run in the top of the 10th on Josh Bard’s RBI single to take a 10 – 9 lead. However, after Kenny Lofton walked, and Nomar Garciaparra hit the game – winning two – run walk off home run. The Dodgers’ 11 – 10 victory gave them a half game lead over San Diego with just two weeks left in the season.(14)

Although dramatic and one of the most memorable moments in recent Dodgers’ history,(15)(16) the come – from – behind victory was mostly moot as San Diego would make up the half game and finish with the NL West crown due to their 13 – 5 record against Los Angeles throughout the season. This in turn gave the Dodgers the wild card spot as the best non – division winning team in the NL in 2006. In addition, both teams were swept in the NLDS.

The Dodgers won the division three times in the decade (2004, 2008, and 2009), to go along with the wildcard spot in 2006. However, the Frank McCourt – led ownership proved to be largely flawed as the Dodgers boasted immensely talented rosters filled with young talent but constantly fell short of a World Series appearance throughout the decade until McCourt’s forced sale of the team in 2011. The Padres had back – to – back division wins in 2005 and aforementioned 2006, but fell to the St. Louis Cardinals both times in the NLDS. Notably, the rivals were the only two teams to play spring training in China as part of the MLB China Series in 2008. Additionally, the Padres moved into Petco Park, their own stadium for the first time, in 2004.

2010’s

2010 saw the Padres lead the NL West for much of the season before losing their lead in mid – September to the eventual World champion San Francisco Giants. San Diego actually rallied back to tie San Francisco in the last series of the regular season; however, they lost the last game, thus giving the Giants the NL West crown. They did not seriously compete again in the NL West or for a postseason spot for the rest of the decade.

In 2012, both franchises saw changes in ownership. Before the start of the 2012 season, the Guggenheim Partners bought the Dodgers for $2.15 billion dollars, the most expensive sale for an MLB franchise at the time(17). Later that year, Peter O’Malley and Ron Fowler formed the O’Malley Group, which purchased the San Diego Padres from John Moores for $800 million dollars(18). This was of significance to the Dodgers – Padres rivalry due to O’Malley family involvement, who owned the Dodgers from 1944 – 1998.

In 2016, both teams met for the league season opener. Both teams began the season with new managers, including Dave Roberts, the former Padres manager who had signed with the Dodgers during the offseason(19). The Dodgers won 15 – 0(20). The Dodgers made two World Series appearances, in 2017 and 2018, but controversially fell to the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, respectively. The Dodgers led the NL West division for a seven – year stretch from 2013 to 2020 while the Padres failed to make the postseason from 2006 to 2020.

2020’s

The 2020 season was limited to 60 games by the Covid – 19 – pandemic. The Padres returned to the original brown, gold, and white uniform colors after using navy blue as the predominant color since 1991, solidifying the contrast of the Dodgers’ blue, white, and red uniform colors. The Dodgers won the division title while the Padres finished in second. The two teams met in the Division Series, played in Arlington, Texas, under Covid – 19 contingencies.

2020 NLDS

In Game 1, Mike Clevenger returned to the mound for the Padres but was pulled after one inning after a noticeable drop in velocity. The game remained scoreless until the fourth inning, when the Padres scored on a two – out hit from Austin Nola. San Diego enjoyed their lead briefly – until the Dodgers scored on an error in the fifth inning. Then a game that had been well – pitched to that point boiled over in the sixth, when the Dodgers put up four runs to win, 5 – 1. Just like game 3 of their wild card win over the Cardinals, the Padres used nine pitchers and walked ten batters, along the way(21). The Padres took an early lead in the second inning when Wil Meyers hit a double to center field that scored Tommy Pham. The Dodgers took the lead for good in the third inning on a two – run double by Corey Seager and a single by Max Muncy, and padded their lead the next inning on a Cody Bellinger home run. The Padres began the sixth inning with back – to – back home runs by Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer that reduced their deficit to one, but Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw retired the next three batters to end the inning. The Padres threatened again in the seventh inning, when Bellinger made a spectacular catch over the center – field wall that would otherwise have been a go – ahead two – run home run by Fernando Tatis Jr. 

The Dodgers padded their lead in the seventh on a Justin Turner sacrifice fly and single by Muncy. The Padres threatened in the top of the ninth inning, scoring two runs and once again reducing their deficit to one and load the bases, however, Joe Kelly hot Hosmer to ground out to end the game. In game 3, the Dodgers took an early lead in the second inning that was quickly erased when the Padres scored two runs in the bottom half of the inning. The Padres’ lead was also short – lived, as the Dodgers scored five runs in the third inning en route to a blowout win. Though he did not start the game, erstwhile Dodgers starter Julio Urias pitched five innings in relief, allowing one run on one hit, striking out six Padres, and getting credited the winning pitcher. The Padres, meanwhile, used 11 pitchers – a postseason record for a nine – inning game(22)(23). The Dodgers advanced to their fourth NLCS in five seasons, ultimately winning the World Series.

2021 – 2022 regular season

After trading Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove and Blake Snell in the off – season, the Padres looked like their fortunes would continue to reverse during the 2021 season, but the San Francisco Giants made an unexpected push to win the division with the Dodgers finishing in second place. The Padres only posted a 79 – 83 record, missing the postseason(24)(25). After the season, Padres manager Jayce Tingler was fired and replaced by long – time Oakland A’s manager Bob Melvin. At the 2022 trade deadline, the Padres acquired Juan Soto, Josh Bell, Brandon Drury, and Josh Hader, going all – in to beat the Dodgers and win their first World Series. Padres owner Peter Seidler, the nephew of Peter O’Malley, described the situation as such. “They’re the dragon up the freeway that we’re going to slay,” Seidler said during an in – game interview on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball when describing the Dodgers – Padres dynamic(26). The Dodgers finished 2022 going 14 – 5 against San Diego, not dropping a single series against the Padres. Things grew worse for San Diego as Fernando Tatis Jr. (who was gearing up to make his debut on the season from an off – season injury to his shoulder) was suspended for 80 games on August 12th after testing positive for Clostebal; a banned steroid(27). The Dodgers led the league with 111 wins, their most in franchise history. As such, they won the division after losing the close race to the Giants in 2021.

2022 NLDS

The Padres rebounded towards the end of the season and earned a wild card spot, where they defeated the New York Mets 2 – 1 in the Wild Card Series. The Dodgers and Padres played each other in the 2022 National League Division Series. During Game 2, a goose landed on the field at Dodger Stadium, with both fanbases claiming it was a rally goose and a curse for their team. The Padres won the series 3 – 1 in an upset over the Dodgers, whose 111 wins in the regular season were the fourth most in MLB history and 22 more than San Diego’s 89. The only time in league playoff history that a team defeated an opponent who was more than 22 wins better was in the 1906 World Series, when the 93 – win Chicago White Sox defeated the 116 – win Chicago Cubs. The win advanced San Diego to their first NLCS since 1998(28). However, their victory was short – lived as they were upset as well, this time by the 6th seed Philadelphia Phillies, who defeated them in 5 games to win their first pennant since 2009.

2023

San Diego owner Peter Seidler died in November at the age of 63 after a battle with cancer(29). Later that off – season, the Padres traded Juan Soto and Trent Grisham to the Yankees for Michael King and Kyle Higashioka, among other players and prospects. This move would ultimately result in the acquisition of Cy Young Award winner Dylan Cease from the Chicago White Sox.

2024

Both teams opened the 2024 MLB season with a 2 – game series at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea on March 20th and 21st, 2024, splitting the series.(30)

The Padres would dedicate the 2024 season in memory of Seidler and they would have their highest win total in a season (93) since the pennant winning 1998 season. It would also be the first year the Padres would win the regular – season against the Dodgers for the first time since 2010. The Juan Soto trade proved to improve the Padres as they received Michael King in the trade, a young dynamic pitcher that helped lengthen their rotation. The Padres would clinch a postseason spot on a Triple Play against the Dodgers, the first time a team ever clinched a postseason berth on a Triple Play.(31)

2024 NLDS

The two teams later met in the 2024 National League Division Series, their third postseason meeting in the last five seasons.

The series was more heated than the previous two, as there were multiple incidents and controversies, specifically in game 2. In game 2 at Dodger Stadium, Jurickson Profar robbed Mookie Betts of a first inning home run. After the catch, Profar playfully engaged with fans in the left field stands. When attempting to provide a Dodgers fan a souvenir ball later in the game, the ball was thrown back onto the field. Although harmless, it led to multiple objects including baseballs, bottles, and other trash being directed at Profar, Fernando Tatis Jr. in right field, and the Padres bullpen(32). The game was delayed as members of the Dodgers grounds crew cleaned up the mess thrown onto the field by Dodgers fans. After the game, video of Manny Machado softly rolling a baseball towards the Dodgers’ dugout after the end of an inning was subject to an overreaction by Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts, who admitted using the incident as a diversionary tactic to motivate his players following their game 2 defeat.(33)

2025 Incidents

During the 2024 – 2025 offseason, both teams engaged in a competitive battle to sign 23 – year – old pitcher Roki Sasaki(34). The Padres’ efforts to outbid the Dodgers for Sasaki proved futile as he ultimately signed with Los Angeles on January 17th, 2025.(35)(36)

Hostility between the two teams prevailed during a game on June 17th, 2025 in Los Angeles, as Dodgers’ star center fielder Andy Pages was accidentally struck by a 98 – mph fastball in the elbow by Padres’ pitcher Dylan Cease(37)(38). Pages was enraged by the gesture, as both benches congregated by home plate, loudly taunting one another before umpires signaled to both to return to their dugouts(39). Tensions between the two teams ultimately reached a boiling point 2 days later, on June 19th, 2025. As the Padres led 5 – 0 into the top of the ninth inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit on his right hand by Dodgers’ closer Jack Little(40). Padres manager Mike Shildt and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts subsequently engaged in a shouting match, resulting in Roberts charging at Shildt and shoving him backwards as both benches cleared(41). Both managers were ultimately ejected for the incident, though Shohei Ohtani would be the recipient of an errant fastball from Padres’ pitcher Robert Suarez in the ninth inning. Umpires immediately ejected both Suarez and Assistant Manager Brian Esposito for the pitch, acting in direct contradiction to previous handlings of hit batters in the series. Both Roberts and Shildt received a 1 – game suspension for the altercation.(42)

Connections between the teams

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Alan Page

 

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Associate of Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court:

1.     In office: January 4th, 1993 – August 31st, 2015
2.     Preceded by: Lawrence R. Yetka
3.     Succeeded by: Natalie Hudson
4.     Personal Details:

Born: Alan Cedric Page - August 7th, 1945

Birthplace: Canton, Ohio

Spouse: Diane Sims Page - (m. 1973; died 2018)

Children: 4

Education: 

1.     University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts 

        Degree)

2.     University of Minnesota (Juris Doctor Degree)

Profession: Attorney – Judge
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018)

Football Career:

Jersey Numbers: 88, 82
Position: Defensive Tackle
Height: 6 ft. 4 in.
Weight: 245 lbs.

Career Information:

High School: Central Catholic (Canton, Ohio)
College: Notre Dame (1964 – 1966)
NFL draft: 1967: 1st round, 15th pick

Career History:

1.     Minnesota Vikings (1967 – 1978)
2.     Chicago Bears (1978 – 1981)
3.     Career Highlights and Awards:
4.     NFL champion 1969
5.     NFL Most Valuable Player (1971)
6.     NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1971)
7.     5x First – Team All – Pro (1970, 1971, 

        1973 – 1975)
8.     3x Second – Team All – Pro (1969, 1972, 1976)
9.     9x Pro Bowl (1968 – 1976)
10.   NFL 100th Anniversary All – Time Team
11.   NFL 1970’s All – Decade Team
12.   50 Greatest Vikings
13.   Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team
14.   Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team
15.   Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
16.   Minnesota Vikings No. 88 retired
17.   2x National Champion (1964, 1966)
18.   Consensus All – American (1966)

NFL Record:

1.   Most Safeties in a season: 2 (tied)

Career NFL Statistics:

Sacks: 148.5
Safeties: 3
Interceptions: 2
Interception Yards: 42
Fumble Recoveries: 23
Touchdowns: 3

Alan Page is a former Minnesota Supreme Court Judge and professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. He was the NFL’s MVP in 1971(1). He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

Playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Following his retirement, he then embarked on a legal career. Page earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978. Page served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993 until he reached the court’s mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015.

Page was the first defensive player in NFL history to win the MVP Award and only Lawrence Taylor has done it since. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame (1993) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), and is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever to play the game.(2)

In 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom.(3)

Early Life

Page was born and raised in Canton, Ohio(4). His parents stressed the importance of education and of doing his best regardless of what others did(4). His mother died when he was 13(4). Page said he wanted to become a lawyer when he was a child.(4)

Page graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1963, where he starred in several sports and excelled in football. He worked on a construction team that erected the Pro Football Hall of Fame, laying the groundwork for the building in which he would one day be enshrined.

College Football

After high school, Page played college football at the University of Notre Dame. As a senior, he led the Fighting Irish to a national championship in 1966, and was a consensus All – American.(1)

Page was presented with one of the 1992 Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) for achieving personal distinction since his graduation. In 1993, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was awarded the National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award.

In 1967, Page participated in the East – West Shrine Game and 25 years later received the “Babe Hollingbery” Award for his performance as he was inducted into that game’s Hall of Fame. Page was named to the Academic All – American Hall of Fame in 2001 and as such received the Dick Enberg Award. Page also won the Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Award in 1998.(5)

Professional Football

Minnesota Vikings

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Chicago Bears

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Page was a first – round selection (15th overall) in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings, for whom he played for 11 seasons, through 1977. He is one of 11 Vikings to have played in all four Super Bowls (IV, VIII, IX, XI) in which the team appeared. Page joined the Chicago Bears in 1978 and played there for four seasons and amassed an additional 40 sacks.

As a right defensive tackle, Page had an unusual 3 – point stance, placing his left rather than his right hand on the ground. During the his 15 – year career, the Vikings won four conference titles and one league championship. Page was a member of the Vikings’ “Purple People Eaters,” a defensive line adept at sacking or hurrying the quarterback. Page played in 218 consecutive games without an absence (215 consecutive in the starting line – up), during which he recovered 22 fumbles, made 1481/2 sacks (Vikings – 1081/2,(6) Bears – 40), and scored three touchdowns (two on fumble recoveries and one on an interception return). He also recorded three safeties, the second most in NFL history, and blocked 23 kicks(7). He set a career – high with 18 sacks in 1976 and is unofficially credited with five other seasons of 10 sacks or more.(8)(9)

While in the NFL, Page earned All – Pro honors six times and made second – team all – league three additional times(10). He was voted to nine consecutive Pro Bowls(10). He was voted All – Conference 10 times, in 1968 and 1969 as All – Western Conference and in 1970 through 1977 and 1980 as an All – National Football Conference.(11)

In 1971 Page was named both the Associated Press (AP) NFL Defensive Player of the Year (the first player to be named such) and the AP’s NFL Most Valuable Player(12). Page was the first defensive player to be named MVP since the award’s inception. Only one other defensive player, Lawrence Taylor, has ever received the award. Page was also voted the Newspaper Enterprise Association (EA) NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1973(13). In 2019 Page was chosen as a member of the NFL’s 100th Anniversary All – Time Team.

NFL player representative

Page was a National Football League Players Association player representative from 1970 to 1974 and in 1976 – 1977, and a member of the NFLPA Association Executive Committee from 1972 to 1975. He was one of fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30th, 1975(14)(15). He was named to the Vikings’ 40th Anniversary Team in 2000. Along the way, Page was named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Week three times: week 9, 1967; week 8, 1968; week 13, 1971. In 1988 Page was further honored by his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was ranked number 34 on The Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Football Players, the highest – ranking Viking player. He received the NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award in 1995 for attaining success in his post – NFL career.

Post Career

Broadcasting

After his playing career he dabbled in the media, first as a commentator on Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) covering the College Football Game of the Week series during the fall of 1982 and then as a commentator on National Public Radio in 1982 – 1983.

Long before Page’s football career came to a close, he was laying the groundwork for his future role as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. While still playing for the Vikings, Page attended the University of Minnesota Law School, from which he received a Juris Doctor in 1978. After graduating, he worked at the Minneapolis law firm Lindquist and Vennum from 1979 to 1984 outside the football season. Page was appointed Special Assistant Attorney General in 1985, and soon thereafter promoted to Assistant Attorney General.(16)

In 1992, Page was elected to an open seat as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, becoming the first African – American to serve on that court. He was reelected in 1998 (becoming the biggest vote – getter in Minnesota history), again in 2004, and for a final time in 2010: Minnesota has mandatory retirement for judges at the end of the month in which they turn 70.

On January 7th, 2009, Page was appointed by Chief Justice Eric Magnuson to select the three – judge panel that heard the election contest brought by Norm Coleman in the 2008 U.S. Senate election.(17)

Personal Life, Community Work and Other Activities

Alan and Diane Sims Page were married from 1973 until her death in 2018(18). They met while she was working for General Mills and he was playing for the Minnesota Vikings(19). Page is a Catholic.(20)

In 1988, the Pages founded the Page Education Foundation. It provides financial and mentoring assistance to students of color in exchange for those students’ commitment to further volunteer service in the community, an idea suggested by their daughter Georgi. The Page Education Foundation has awarded grants to more than 7,500 students, who in turn have given more than 475,000 hours of their time to young children. Upon his retirement from the bench, Page plans to continue the foundation’s work and find other ways to encourage students of color to be successful in school, especially by developing critical thinking skills.(21)

Page and his daughter Kamie Page have written four children’s books: Alan and His Perfectly Pointy Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky (2013), The Invisible You (2014), Grandpa Alan’s Sugar Shack (2017), and Bee Love (Can Be Hard) (2020). Proceeds from the sales of these books support the Page Education Foundation(22). Page is the subject of the authorized biography All Rise: The Remarkable Journey of Alan Page (2010).(23)

Page has a passion for running and runs on a regular basis. In 1979, he became the first active NFL player to compete in a marathon. His running routine, which he took up while helping his wife quit smoking, is believed to have contributed to his dismissal from the Minnesota Vikings. His running routine, which he took up while helping his wife quit smoking, is believed to have contributed to his dismissal from the Minnesota Vikings. His running schedule of 35 – 40 miles per week during the season, and 55 miles per week in the offseason, caused his weight to drop below that dictated by the Vikings.(24)

The Pages, instigated by Diane Page, also created the Diane and Alan Page Collection, an extensive collection of Americana and Jim Crow – related memorabilia(25). In 2012 Page appeared in a Minnesota – filmed episode of PBS’s Antiques Roadshow with an 1865 banner commemorating Abraham Lincoln(26). In 2018 the banner and select items from the Diane and Alan Page Collection were exhibited at the Minneapolis Central Library in an exhibit called ‘Testify’, which coincided with Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis(27). The Testify exhibit, directed and produced by Georgi Page, returned to the library in 2023 with additional Testify photographic displays appearing throughout the state at various regional libraries.

In June 2017, after a campaign initiated by students at Alexander Ramsey Middle School in Minneapolis, the school’s name was changed to Justice Page Middle School.(28)

In 2018, Page contributed $1,000 to Democrat Dean Phillips, who beat Republican US Representative Erik Paulsen to win Minnesota’s Third Congressional District seat.(29)

In November 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom.(30)

In January 2020, Page and Neel Kashkari proposed amending a portion of the Minnesota State Constitution to read, “All children have a fundamental right to a quality education that fully prepares them with the skill necessary for participation in the economy, our democracy, and society, as measured against uniform achievement standards set forth by the state. It is a paramount duty of the state to ensure quality public school that fulfill this fundamental right.”(31)

On October 30th, 2020, the North St. Paul / Maplewood / Oakdale School District (ISD 622) announced a new elementary school to be built at 2410 Holloway Avenue in Maplewood will be named Justice Alan Page Elementary School, scheduled to open in September 2022.(32)

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Professional accolades and memberships

Honorary Degrees

Honorary Doctorates in Humane Letters:

1.     Macalester College, 1999
2.     Winston – Salem State University, 2000
3.     Gustavus Adolphus College, 2003
4.     University of Notre Dame, 2004
5.     Duke University, 2011
6.     Hamline University, 2019
7.     Honorary Doctorates of Law:
8.     University of Notre Dame, 1993
9.     St. John’s University, 1994
10.   Westfield State College 1994
11.   Luther College, 1995
12.   University of New Haven, 1999
13.   Carleton College, 2016

Professional Organizations:

1.     Member, American Law Institute, 1993 – Present

2.     Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, 1979 

        – 1985, 1990 – Present

3.     Member, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers, 

        1980 – Present

4.     Member, National Bar Association, 1979 – Present

5.     Member, American Bar Association, 1979 – 

        Present

6.     Member, Advisory Board, Mixed Blood Theatre, 

        1984 – Present

7.     Founder, Page Education Foundation, 1988. 

        Assist minority youth with post – secondary 

        education

8.     Member, Board of Regents, University of 

        Minnesota, 1989 – 1993

9.     Helped establish Kodak / Alan Page Challenge, 

        a nationwide essay contest encouraging urban 

        youth to recognized the value of education

10.   Member, Institute of Bill of Rights Law Task 

        Force on Drug Testing in the Workplace, 1900 

        – 1991

11.   Board of Directors, Minneapolis Urban League, 

        1987 – 1990

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