Padres Opening Day

East County public transportation guide to Padres Opening Day March 26

Skip Interstate 8 and 'ride the rails' with the Padres-wrapped Trolley
 
East County News Service
 
March 25, 2026 (San Diego) -- With the San Diego Padres set to kick off the 2026 season at Petco Park tomorrow afternoon (March 26, first pitch set for 1:10 p.m.), baseball fans in Santee, El Cajon, Lemon Grove, La Mesa, San Carlos and beyond are being urged to dodge the inevitable Interstate 8 gridlock.
 
With sellout crowds expected all weekend, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is ramping up Green and Orange Line service to ensure East County fans spend more time in their seats and less time hunting for pricey parking spots.

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PADRES HAVE OPENING DAY MELTDOWN; LOSE TO DODGERS 15-0

 

 

By Liz Alper

 

Photo: Jabari Blash takes in his first Opening Day.  From San Diego Padres on Twitter.


April 4, 2016 (San Diego) - The grass was mowed.  Fans filled the seats.  Opening Day had arrived in San Diego.  And it was a big one; the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers came to town and they brought their ace, Clayton Kershaw, to face off against the Padres’ Tyson Ross.


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PADRES SEASON HOME OPENER APRIL 4TH

 

By Leon Thompson

March 31, 2016 (San Diego’s East village) -- The San Diego Padres season home opener is Monday April 4th at Petco Park.  The Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers to kick off the 2016 season.  The first pitch is at 4:05 p.m. 


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