San Diego Padres Ticket Guide for 2023 Season

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· 10 May 2023

Sun, sea, and superstars – the San Diego Padres have risen to become one of MLB’s most exciting teams to watch, but is this the year the Swingin’ Friars take home their first World Series? Get up to speed with this season’s roster and schedule, as well as information on the best ways to find and buy Padres tickets.

For many years, the San Diego Padres existed in the shadow of their star-studded California rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers – but not anymore. After a long rebuilding process, the Padres have assembled a young, talented roster ready to take the team to new heights, and maybe even all the way to the World Series. When the likes of Manny Machado, Juan Soto, and Fernando Tatis Jr. are on the field, anything is possible, and for the Padres, the cloudless California sky is the limit!

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2023 Roster

Manager

Bob Melvin

Catcher

#26 – Austin Nola (USA)

#29 – Brett Sullivan (USA)

First Base

#9 – Jake Cronenworth (USA)

Second Base

#7 – Ha-Seong Kim (KOR)

#24 – Rougned Odor (VEN)

Shortstop

#2 – Xander Bogaerts (USA)

Third Base

#13 – Manny Machado (USA)

Outfield

#5 – Adam Engel (USA)

#1 – Trent Grisham (USA)

#22 – Juan Soto (DOM)

#27 – Fernando Tatis Jr. (DOM)

Designated Hitter

#14 – Matt Carpenter (USA)

#32 – Nelson Cruz (DOM)

Starting Pitchers

#11 – Yu Darvish (JAP)

#44 – Joe Musgrove (USA)

#4 – Blake Snell (USA)

#52 – Michael Wacha (USA)

#67 – Seth Lugo (USA)

Relief Pitchers

#59 – Tim Cosgrove (USA)

#66 – Luis Garcia (DOM)

#71 – Josh Hader (USA)

#25 – Tim Hill (USA)

#45 – Brent Honeywell (USA)

#21 – Nick Martinez (USA)

#76 – Domingo Tapia (DOM)

#36 – Steven Wilson (USA)

2023 Schedule

The San Diego Padres will play 162 MLB games during the 2023 season – 79 at Petco Park, 2 at Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium in Mexico for the MLB Mexico Series, and 81 on the road.

2023 is the first season of MLB’s new, more balanced schedule, and the Padres will face every other MLB team at least once. This year, the Padres will play 13 games against each of their fellow NL West sides ( Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Colorado Rockies); 64 intraleague games (v non-division NL teams); and 46 interleague games (v AL teams).

As of 10 May, the Padres hold a 19–17 record for the 2023 season. In their next game, on 10 May, the Friars will face the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Padres will bring the regular season to a close on 1 October with a game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.

You can find the 2023 Regular Season schedule for the San Diego Padres here.

2023 Rivals

As a team based in California, the San Diego Padres most heated rivalry is with fellow Golden State side the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the Swingin’ Friars also enjoy a unique rivalry with the Seattle Mariners.

The Padres-Mariners rivalry was forged when interleague play began in MLB in 1997. The 2 teams have played each other nearly every year since, and as both passionate fan bases have seen their fair share of struggles with their respective teams, the contests are usually good-natured. Due to the fact that Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder calls both San Diego and Seattle home, the rivalry has become known as the Eddie Vedder Cup in recent years, and remains one of MLB’s most unique traditions.

Arguably the Padres strongest rivalry is with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Divisional rivals as well as members of the same state, the Padres-Dodgers rivalry has developed naturally over the years and the sides regularly enjoy heated encounters. Today, Interstate 5 links Petco Park and Dodger Stadium, which ensures that Dodgers-Padres games are populated with large contingents of fans from both teams. Yet more fuel was added to the fire of the rivalry in 2017 when the NFL sent the San Diego Chargers franchise to LA, leaving the Padres as the only professional sports team in the city.

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers will face off 10 more times this season:

2023 Postseason and World Series

The San Diego Padres have made the MLB Postseason 7 times. Though the Padres are one of 6 teams never to have won the World Series, they have reached it twice – in 1984 & 1998.

Over the past 10 years, the Padres have made the playoffs twice, most recently in 2022, when they were eliminated at the National League Championship stage by the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 2023 MLB Postseason will take place in October, once the regular season has ended. 12 teams qualify for the MLB Postseason, which is a 4-round playoff system: Wild Card Round (Best-of-3), Division Series (Best-of-5), Championship Series (Best-of-7), and World Series (Best-of-7).

2023 Tickets & Prices

Petco Park, in Downtown San Diego, has been home to the San Diego Padres since 2004. The stadium boasts a capacity of 42,445. The venue’s average attendance in 2022 was 36,931.

Tickets for games at Petco Park begin at around $16, while premium club seats can cost over $3000. Padres ticket prices fluctuate game-to-game, but the average Petco Park ticket in 2022 cost approximately $27.

Standard Tickets

Seating at Petco Park is split across 3 main levels:

Field (100 Level) – seats on this level provide close-up views of the action from the venue’s lowest tier
Middle (200 Level) – premium, elevated views that still feel close to the action make this one of the stadium’s most popular seating areas
Upper (300 Level) – seats on the stadium’s top tier are a great place to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy a bird’s-eye-view of the game

Premium, Hospitality & VIP Tickets

Premier Club – these tickets include premium padded seats towards the back of the 100 Level, in-seat wait service, and access to the expanded bar and comfortable lounge areas of the Premier Club
Home Plate Club – seats in the first few rows behind home plate, all-inclusive food and beverages, and access to Padres batting practice are just some of the perks on offer as part of this experience

How to get Cheap Tickets

Depending on the day of the week, time of the season, and opponent the Padres are facing, tickets for games at Petco Park can vary significantly. The dynamic pricing system in use by many sellers means that prices can fluctuate, but some things are guaranteed – for example, Regular Season tickets will always be cheaper than those in the Postseason.

For less popular games, buying your tickets close to gameday can be a good option, while tickets for weekday games can also offer good value. To help you secure the very best Padres tickets, Koobit compares prices from primary and secondary sellers, meaning you’ll find the right seats at the lowest price.

Where to Buy Tickets

Tickets for the San Diego Padres can be purchased at the team’s Petco Park box office, but the quickest, cheapest, and safest way to purchase tickets is online. For San Diego Padres games, tickets bought online will generally be delivered digitally and are available to use via the MLB Ballpark app.

2023 Merchandise & Apparel

Fanatics sells a huge selection of official San Diego Padres merchandise, meaning you can look the part, for the best price, before you even arrive at the ballpark.

How to Get to a Game

There are a number of parking lots within a 5/10-minute walk of Petco Park, including the Tailgate Lot at 1235 K St. The ballpark can also be accessed via San Diego’s trolley and bus services.

Visit the Petco Park Travel & Parking page for more information. For more event-specific info, including for road games, click through to an event and view its specific Travel & Parking section.

For all the latest information on the Padres, including the team's 2023 schedule and ticketing information, visit the San Diego Padres page.