Jul 7, 1998; Denver, CO, USA; FILE PHOTO; National League outfielder Tony Gwynn (19) of the San Diego Padres at bat against the American League during the 1998 MLB All-Star Game at Coors Field.

A version of this story originally ran in June 2021. SAN DIEGO -- On June 9, 1981, a young Tony Gwynn received the phone call that every ballplayer dreams of. He'd been drafted to play baseball ...

"Right now, he's like Tony Gwynn," Carlos Rodón said of Judge. "Next week, he'll probably be like Hank Aaron." ...

During spring training, someone in the organization had mentioned to Kay that the team's analytics department had counseled players on where pitches tended to strike their bats, and with subsequent ...

Boston Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers and San Diego Padres legend Tony Gwynn are in the same conversation after only five games this season. That isn’t a good thing. Not in the slightest.

Barry waggled his bat and got ready to hit as our pitcher ... And when he finally gets something to hit, Barry will do his damage. Tony Gwynn, who will take over as the head baseball coach at ...

The Rays promoted outfielder Chandler Simpson from Triple-A Durham on Friday ahead of their 1-0 loss to the Yankees. Simpson ...

Dodgers vice president of international scouting Ismael Cruz this week won the Tony Gwynn Award at Baseball America, the publication’s lifetime achievement award. Cruz has a quarter century of ...

Padres manager Mike Shildt and multiple members of the training staff tended to Arraez ... to Padres legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. “I honestly had goosebumps watching him put ...

Teams mentioned bat speed training, “short box” competitive batting practices, and scouting for bat path — and several teams were already trying to mimic those efforts themselves.

Padres manager Mike Shildt and multiple members of the training staff tended to Arraez before he was stretchered off the ... Because of how Aarrez plays the game, he has been compared to Padres legend ...