Padres players held back after confronting umpires following controversial season-ending loss to Cubs

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The San Diego Padres' season ended on Thursday night, but they did not head home before letting the umpires hear a mouthful.

The Padres fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, in a decisive Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series, as the lead run made the final out with a flyout to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

However, as the umpires left Wrigley Field on the first-base side — through the Padres' dugout — several members of San Diego had to be held back after going crazy on the men in black.

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Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres reacts after striking out against the Chicago Cubs during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Chicago. (Meg McLaughlin/The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images)

The Padres were getting blanked entering the top of the ninth, but ended the shutout with a solo home run from Jackson Merrill. The next batter, Xander Bogaerts, worked the count full when he saw a 97-mph fastball from Brad Keller that was below the zone, but home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn rung him up.

Bogaerts practically fell to his knees, as manager Mike Shildt also briefly said something.

"Next year, that is a hat tip in a millisecond," play-by-play man Kevin Brown said, referring to the automated balls and strikes system that will be implemented in 2026.

Brown added that Reyburn "bailed out" Keller.

Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres and manager Mike Shildt walk off after arguing a called third strike in the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card