on Friday after Michael King\u2019s news conference<\/a> while also touching on the versatility they expect from a good chunk of the team\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n\u201cWe know he can play third and second base,\u201d Preller said Friday. \u201cI think if we\u2019re able to get across the finish line in the next few days I think we\u2019ll talk about other ways for him to go. We\u2019ve seen other players we\u2019ve had that have been really good infielders that have gone out and played in the outfield. We\u2019ve seen some guys that are second basemen that have become really good first basemen. If you\u2019re a baseball player and you\u2019re a very good defender and you\u2019re skilled with the glove, you usually have the ability to go out and play other spots.\u201d<\/p>\n
FanFest details<\/p>\n
The Padres\u2019 FanFest will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 31 at Petco Park and will feature appearances and autograph signings by various Padres players, prospects, alumni and broadcasters.<\/p>\n
Admission is free, and fans can begin redeeming digital tickets on Monday at Padres.com. Fans can claim up to four free tickets, which will appear in their MLB Ballpark app on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n
There will be two available entry times on Jan. 31: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Parking is free and on a first-come, first-serve basis in neighboring Padres-owned lots, including the Lexus Premier Lot, Tailgate Lot and Padres Parkade.<\/p>\n
Among the new FanFest features for 2026 will be a reservation system that will guarantee autograph sessions. Details will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
FanFest will also feature Q&A panels with players, coaches and front office members, the Padres Foundation Garage Sale and various interactive experiences on the field and throughout Petco Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Padres are reeling in South Korean infielder Sun-Mung Song on a four-year deal that will guarantee the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[181,1334,74,76,75,2611,127],"class_list":["post-105251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-latest-headlines","tag-mlb","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-san-diego-padres","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}