Nestor Cortes arrived in San Diego on Saturday night and was in the Padres clubhouse Sunday morning. “It’s a maze for me now,” he said. The surroundings were not entirely unfamiliar. The Thursday ...

After the Athletics (49-64) shipped off two key arms at the trade deadline, its young pitching core is getting ready.

It wouldn’t be a proper Deadline day without an A.J. Preller trade binge. The Padres' general manager did not disappoint.

Even as they sat in last place in the American League West ahead of Thursday’s Trade Deadline, the Athletics did not fancy ...