List of San Diego Padres minor league affiliates explained

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The team's farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic. Four affiliates are independently owned, while three—the Arizona Complex League Padres and two Dominican Summer League Padres squads—are owned by the major league club.

The Padres have been affiliated with the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League since 1999, making it the longest-running affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Padres. Their newest affiliate is the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League, which became the Padres' Double-A club in 2021.

Geographically, San Diego's closest domestic affiliate is the Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League, which is approximately 66miles away. San Diego's furthest domestic affiliate is the Fort Wayne TinCaps some 1849miles away.

Current affiliates

The San Diego Padres farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.^[1]

Class	Team	League	Location	Ballpark	Affiliated
Triple-A	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pacific Coast League	El Paso, Texas	Southwest University Park	2014
Double-A	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	San Antonio, Texas	Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium	2021
High-A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Midwest League	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Parkview Field	1999
Single-A	Lake Elsinore Storm	California League	Lake Elsinore, California	Lake Elsinore Diamond	2001
Rookie	ACL Padres	Arizona Complex League	Peoria, Arizona	Peoria Sports Complex	2021
	DSL Padres Brown	Dominican Summer League	Boca Chica, Santo Domingo	San Diego Padres Complex	2023
	DSL Padres Gold

Past affiliates

Key

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1969–1989

Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.^[2]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie
1969	—	Elmira Pioneers	Key West Padres	—	Salt Lake City Bees	^[3]
1970	Salt Lake City Bees	Elmira Pioneers	Lodi Padres	Tri-City Padres	—	^[4]
1971	Hawaii Islanders	—	Lodi Padres	Tri-City Padres	—	^[5]
1972	Hawaii Islanders	Alexandria Aces	—	Walla Walla Islanders Tri-City Padres	—	^[6]
1973	Hawaii Islanders	Alexandria Aces	—	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[7]
1974	Hawaii Islanders	Alexandria Aces	—	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[8]
1975	Hawaii Islanders	Alexandria Aces	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[9]
1976	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[10]
1977	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[11]
1978	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[12]
1979	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[13]
1980	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox	Walla Walla Padres	—	^[14]
1981	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Silver Sox Salem Redbirds	Walla Walla Padres	GCL Padres	^[15]
1982	Hawaii Islanders	Amarillo Gold Sox	Reno Padres Salem Redbirds	Walla Walla Padres	GCL Padres	^[16]
1983	Las Vegas Stars	Beaumont Golden Gators	Miami Marlins Reno Padres Salem Redbirds	Spokane Indians	—	^[17]
1984	Las Vegas Stars	Beaumont Golden Gators	Miami Marlins Reno Padres	Spokane Indians	—	^[18]
1985	Las Vegas Stars	Beaumont Golden Gators	Charleston Rainbows Reno Padres	Spokane Indians	—	^[19]
1986	Las Vegas Stars	Beaumont Golden Gators	Charleston Rainbows Reno Padres	Spokane Indians	—	^[20]
1987	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Pilots	Charleston Rainbows Reno Padres	Spokane Indians	—	^[21]
1988	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Pilots	Charleston Rainbows Riverside Red Wave	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	^[22]
1989	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	Charleston Rainbows Riverside Red Wave	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	^[23]

1990–2020

Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.^[2]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A-Advanced	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
1990	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	Riverside Red Wave	Charleston Rainbows Waterloo Diamonds	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Red Sox/Tigers	^[24] ^[25]
1991	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	High Desert Mavericks	Charleston Rainbows Waterloo Diamonds	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Angels/Dodgers	^[26] ^[27]
1992	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	High Desert Mavericks	Charleston Rainbows Waterloo Diamonds	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Yankees	^[28]
1993	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Waterloo Diamonds	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Yankees	^[29]
1994	Las Vegas Stars	Wichita Wranglers	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Springfield Sultans	Spokane Indians	AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Cubs	^[30]
1995	Las Vegas Stars	Memphis Chicks	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Clinton LumberKings	—	Idaho Falls Braves AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Cubs	^[31]
1996	Las Vegas Stars	Memphis Chicks	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Clinton LumberKings	—	Idaho Falls Braves AZL Padres	DSL Padres/Cubs	^[32]
1997	Las Vegas Stars	Mobile BayBears	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Clinton LumberKings	—	Idaho Falls Braves AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[33]
1998	Las Vegas Stars	Mobile BayBears	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Clinton LumberKings	—	Idaho Falls Braves AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[34]
1999	Las Vegas Stars	Mobile BayBears	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Fort Wayne Wizards	—	Idaho Falls Braves AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[35]
2000	Las Vegas Stars	Mobile BayBears	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Fort Wayne Wizards	—	Idaho Falls Padres AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[36]
2001	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	Idaho Falls Padres	DSL Padres	^[37]
2002	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	Idaho Falls Padres	DSL Padres VSL Chivacoa	^[38]
2003	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	Idaho Falls Padres	DSL Padres VSL Tronconero 1	^[39]
2004	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres VSL Universidad de Carabobo	^[40]
2005	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres VSL Padres/Red Sox	^[41]
2006	Portland Beavers	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[42]
2007	Portland Beavers	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[43]
2008	Portland Beavers	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne Wizards	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[44]
2009	Portland Beavers	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[45]
2010	Portland Beavers	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[46]
2011	Tucson Padres	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[47]
2012	Tucson Padres	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[48]
2013	Tucson Padres	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[49]
2014	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Eugene Emeralds	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[50]
2015	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[51]
2016	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres	DSL Padres	^[52]
2017	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres 1 AZL Padres 2	DSL Padres	^[53]
2018	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres 1 AZL Padres 2	DSL Padres	^[54]
2019	El Paso Chihuahuas	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres 1 AZL Padres 2	DSL Padres	^[55]
2020	El Paso Chihuahuas	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Lake Elsinore Storm	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Tri-City Dust Devils	AZL Padres 1 AZL Padres 2	DSL Padres	^[56]

2021–present

The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A.^[57] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.^[58]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	High-A	Single-A	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
2021	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Lake Elsinore Storm	ACL Padres	DSL Padres	^[59]
2022	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Lake Elsinore Storm	ACL Padres	DSL Padres	^[60]
2023	El Paso Chihuahuas	San Antonio Missions	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Lake Elsinore Storm	ACL Padres	DSL Padres Brown DSL Padres Gold	^[61]

External links

• Baseball-Reference: San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates

Notes and References

1. Web site: San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
2. Web site: Cronin. John. Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors. The Baseball Research Journal. Society for American Baseball Research. Spring 2013. October 7, 2023.
3. Web site: 1969 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
4. Web site: 1970 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
5. Web site: 1971 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
6. Web site: 1972 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
7. Web site: 1973 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
8. Web site: 1974 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
9. Web site: 1975 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
10. Web site: 1976 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
11. Web site: 1977 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
12. Web site: 1978 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
13. Web site: 1979 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
14. Web site: 1980 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
15. Web site: 1981 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
16. Web site: 1982 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
17. Web site: 1983 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
18. Web site: 1984 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
19. Web site: 1985 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
20. Web site: 1986 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
21. Web site: 1987 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
22. Web site: 1988 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
23. Web site: 1989 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
24. Web site: 1990 Dominican Summer League Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. November 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313153030/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=3d6064f2. March 13, 2014.
25. Web site: 1990 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
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31. Web site: 1995 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
32. Web site: 1996 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
33. Web site: 1997 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
34. Web site: 1998 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
35. Web site: 1999 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
36. Web site: 2000 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
37. Web site: 2001 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
38. Web site: 2002 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
39. Web site: 2003 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
40. Web site: 2004 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
41. Web site: 2005 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
42. Web site: 2006 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
43. Web site: 2007 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
44. Web site: 2008 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
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47. Web site: 2011 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
48. Web site: 2012 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
49. Web site: 2013 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
50. Web site: 2014 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
51. Web site: 2015 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
52. Web site: 2016 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
53. Web site: 2017 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
54. Web site: 2018 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
55. Web site: 2019 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 28, 2023.
56. Web site: 2020 San Diego Padres Media Guide. San Diego Padres. Major League Baseball. 2020. October 10, 2023. 310–317. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422002516/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/Archives/2020%20Media%20Guides/2020%20San%20Diego%20Padres%20Media%20Guide.pdf. April 22, 2022.
57. Web site: Mayo. Jonathan. MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues. Major League Baseball. February 12, 2021. February 12, 2021.
58. Web site: Historical League Names to Return in 2022. Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. March 16, 2022.
59. Web site: 2021 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 7, 2023.
60. Web site: 2022 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 7, 2023.
61. Web site: 2023 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 7, 2023.