The Latest Breaking News from Bob Melvin

His pennant-clinching home run goes on the short list of greatest homers hit by the greatest of players.

A late inning bunt decision had Padres fans inconsolable on Sunday afternoon.

By the end of tonight, the top two teams in the National League could be eliminated from the postseason at the hands of their two division foes. If this happens, it won’t be because the Dodgers and Braves were victims of bad luck. No, simply, it will be because they…

LOS ANGELES — Now it's a series.

The Padres won a nailbiter of a Game 2 against the Dodgers thanks to a heroic effort from their bullpen—most notably, a 31-year-old rookie reliever.

LOS ANGELES — Literally speaking, the Padres did not have to win Wednesday night.

Buck Showalter thinks the mission involved the short-season Aberdeen IronBirds. He sent former Orioles star and coach Brady Anderson on a stealthy operation to see teenager Manny Machado do a few laps with the under-the-radar farm club.

NEW YORK — Buck Showalter has managed in a myriad of situations throughout his 21-year major league managerial career. When the Mets skipper takes the field Friday night in the NL wild-card series, he’ll look over in the dugout and see an opposing manager that he once managed (Bob Melvin)…

Bob Melvin didn't care where, or so he said.