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The Arizona Diamondbacks face the San Diego Padres on April 25, 2026, in Mexico City. This game is part of the MLB Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp HelĂș.
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| PADRES | DIAMONDBACKS |
|---|---|
| Ramon Laureano â LF | Geraldo Perdomo â SS |
| Fernando Tatis â RF | Ketel Marte â 2B |
| Jackson Merrill â CF | â RF |
The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing against the San Diego Padres.
The game is taking place at Estadio Alfredo Harp HelĂș in Mexico City.
This game marks a continuation of the Diamondbacks' international presence, as they have previously played in Mexico and faced the Padres in scheduled games there.
In their last spring training games in Monterrey in 2019, the Diamondbacks lost one game 3-1 and won the other 5-2.

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| Manny Machado â 3B | Adrian Del Castillo â C |
| Xander Bogaerts â SS | Lourdes Gurriel â LF |
| Gavin Sheets â DH | Ildemaro Vargas â 1B |
| Ty France â 1B | Nolan Arenado â 3B |
| Freddy Fermin â C | Jose Fernandez â DH |
| Jake Cronenworth â 2B | Alek Thomas â CF |
| German Marquez â RHP | Zac Gallen â RHP |
| Redefining the concept of âhome gameâ here a bit. Not the first time the D-backs have been screwed over by the schedule makers. If I remember correctly, when we played the Dodgers in Sydney to kick off the 2014 campaign, those were also considered to be âhome gamesâ for Arizona. Admittedly, it *probably* wonât make any difference in the final reckoning, any more than it did then. In 2014, the D-backs ended the year 64-98, thirty games back of the Dodgers. So the head-to-head record was unimportant. But itâs still slightly galling that these arenât pulled equally from the two sides making the trip. |
| It isnât the first time the D-backs have been scheduled to face the Padres in Mexico. They were originally planned to meet up in April 2020, but that got canceled for obvious reasons. Arizona have also played a number of spring training games down there, though it has been a while. The most recent was more than seven years ago, when they faced the Rockies for a couple of games in Monterrey on March 9-10, 2019. The Diamondbacks lost the first 3-1, but won the second 5-2. Four D-backs remain from the squads who took the field there. Ketel Marte and Ildemaro Vargas on the position player side, while Taylor Clarke and Kevin Ginkel pitched in those contests. |
| I suspect itâs going to be an offensively-driven series. Four teams have played two-game series in the Alfredo Harp HelĂș stadium, and only the Rockies scored less than fifteen runs in their contests. The last time the Padres were there, in 2023, they scored *twenty-two* runs, including a 16-11 slugfest victory over the Giants. All told, there have also been twenty-two home-runs over the four games. So, keeping the ball in the park â and, ideally, on the ground â is going to be important. Interesting the team is going with Ryne Nelson on Sunday, who has been the most fly-ball prone pitcher in our rotation. Letâs hope that doesnât come back to bite them. |
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