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San Diego Padres
The
San Diego Padres
are an American
professional baseball
franchise based in
San Diego
,
California
. The Padres are a member of the
West
division of the
National League
(NL) in
Major League Baseball
(MLB). Founded in
1969
, the Padres have won the
NL pennant
twice: in
1984
and
1998
, losing in the
World Series
both times. As of
2015
, they have had 14 winning seasons in franchise history. The Padres and the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
are the only Major League Baseball teams in
California
to originate from California; the
Athletics
are originally from
Philadelphia
(and moved to the state from
Kansas City
), and the
Dodgers
and
Giants
are originally from
Brooklyn
and
New York
respectively.
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