San Diego could cut short Nick Pivetta’s $55 million, four-year contract after two seasons if he gets a specified long-term injury and the Padres also could extend the deal for a fifth season at the relatively low price of $5 million.

Nick Pivetta's deal with the San Diego Padres reflects how the team has had to cut back on spending after owner Peter Seidler's death and the loss of the television deal.

Nick Pivetta’s $55 million, four-year contract with the San Diego Padres includes a $5 million conditional team option for 2029 that can be exercised if the right-handed pitcher gets hurt

Yuli Gurriel and Yu Darvish forever will be linked. Now, they're teammates in San Diego. Gurriel was suspended five games after the 2017 World Series for celebrating a Game 3 home run off the Dodgers' Darvish by using his fingers to slant his eyes in the dugout and appearing to say the the Spanish word "Chinito,

When the San Diego Padres announced the signing of Yuli Gurriel from the Kansas City Royals, fans around the MLB world wondered how he would co-exist with Yu Darvish, the team’s star pitcher who he famously had beef with back in 2017.