How the Padres' October disappointment inspired 2025 success - ESPN
Last October, the San Diego Padres came within one game of knocking the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the playoffs early — one game. San Diego manager Mike Shildt thinks of that division series race often, but not with regret, or bitterness, or frustration; he is not fixated on crossroad moments in the losses in the final two games of the best-of-five series.










