2011 San Diego Padres season
| 2011 San Diego Padres | |
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| Record | 71–91 (.438) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Jeff Moorad |
| General manager(s) | Jed Hoyer |
| Manager(s) | Bud Black |
| Local television |
4SD (Dick Enberg, Mark Grant, Tony Gwynn, Mark Neely) Cablemas (Spanish) |
| Local radio |
XX Sports Radio (Ted Leitner, Jerry Coleman, Andy Masur) XEMO-AM (Spanish) (Eduardo Otega, Juan Angel Avila) |
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The San Diego Padres' 2011 season was their 43rd season in MLB.
Adrian Gonzalez would have been in the last year of his contract in 2011, but the Padres were not going to meet Gonzalez's open market value especially with Jeff Moorad's purchase of the Padres from John Moores not completing until around 2013. On December 6, 2010, Gonzalez was traded to the Boston Red Sox for a package of right-handed pitcher Casey Kelly, first baseman Anthony Rizzo, outfielder Reymond Fuentes, and a player to be named later, later determined to be Eric Patterson.
The Padres also acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Florida Marlins for relievers Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica.
Among the players that left San Diego were:
The Padres played at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, AZ. The Padres' spring training schedule is on the website below.
The Padres offense started the season being shut out seven times in April, a major league record according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Heath Bell converted his first seven save opportunities of the season, which tied him with Trevor Hoffman for the club record of 41 consecutive successful save conversions. The streak also tied him with Hoffman and Rod Beck for fourth-longest in MLB history. Bell blew his next save opportunity, a 3–0 lead, after he opened the ninth inning by walking the first two batters, and third baseman Chase Headley made a two-out, two-run throwing error to tie the game. On May 14, Bell recorded his 100th career save in a 9–7 win over the Colorado Rockies.
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