![A view of the Petco Park outfield covered with people during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/d0db2f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3888+0+0/resize/1440x1080!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2F2b%2Fd3b566ad419883d5de135abf3b93%2Fd2e00cc9-ce98-4fea-970c-3a42aec6d696.jpeg)
In photos: Padres welcome the 'Friar Faithful' to 2023 Fanfest
The first preseason fan gathering since 2020 featured familiar faces and new stars to San Diego's MLB team following a run to the National League Championship Series. Watch as fellow San Diegans gathered and celebrated one of the city's beloved sports.
![A view of the Petco Park outfield covered with people during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/d0db2f3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3888+0+0/resize/1440x1080!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2F2b%2Fd3b566ad419883d5de135abf3b93%2Fd2e00cc9-ce98-4fea-970c-3a42aec6d696.jpeg)
A view of the Petco Park outfield covered with people during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![Fans overlook the Petco Park bullpen during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/ef97902/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3888+0+0/resize/1440x1080!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F54%2Fae9e6d744a51a98aa79cfcd85719%2Fda84c65b-fb6f-4bff-a4fc-ef9954d188b4.jpeg)
Fans overlook the Petco Park bullpen during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![Crowds arrive at Petco Park for the San Diego Padres 2023 Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/612a8a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fde%2Fb0%2F389a7e41478ea6dc2ccd47dfa071%2Fecfb3652-137e-471b-ba65-3778b8e343db.jpeg)
Crowds arrive at Petco Park for the San Diego Padres 2023 Fanfest.
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![A statue at Petco Park depicts former San Diego Padres pitcher and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Trevor Hoffman.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/f1b39b1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5184x3888+0+0/resize/1440x1080!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F8a%2Fa750f26448cd95d486835f44dded%2F7def71f4-9b06-4291-a396-ff9d8ca6a2b0.jpeg)
A statue at Petco Park depicts former San Diego Padres pitcher and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Trevor Hoffman.
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![Fans at Petco Park during the 2023 Padres Fanfest event.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/2539b5e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc7%2F94%2Fd45d394b4da68b019ee0d385f042%2F7cbf2a43-c552-48a8-bd8c-175339db2612.jpeg)
Fans at Petco Park during the 2023 Padres Fanfest event.
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![San Diego Padres players Fernando Tatis Jr., Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Manny Machado participate in an interview segment during a fan event at Petco Park.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/7becc7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F78%2Fb8%2F89a216a444ceadc245a02e44acf5%2F0fbb9b35-07e3-4be4-b89c-404593fe8df7.jpeg)
San Diego Padres players Fernando Tatis Jr., Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Manny Machado participate in an interview segment during a fan event at Petco Park.
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![San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/3a4a023/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F78%2F36%2F60abfde145b4adf4d129fcc5974e%2Fc3956992-7ce9-4fdd-96c6-19ba505f7c5e.jpeg)
San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.
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![Joe Musgrove speaks to Mark Grant at the San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/8423e11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2Fd7%2Ff1233bc34261b2ddd8d33fb247d3%2F51f2c4ed-df85-4672-9daa-9634854e07a3.jpeg)
Joe Musgrove speaks to Mark Grant at the San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![San Diego Padres president of baseball operations and general manager A.J. Preller speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/b9d4154/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2F8a%2F9576be404fdabdd74621b15d6a32%2F37bce3ee-d0b5-471d-a12d-9703b1555cdc.jpeg)
San Diego Padres president of baseball operations and general manager A.J. Preller speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.
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![San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/988f431/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F17%2Fc2%2F629fe75d42ccac84add4d9d275e3%2Fa0af50b0-33cb-4727-9dd3-dff94a1925b4.jpeg)
San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler speaks during a fan event at Petco Park.
(Bennett Lacy)
![Radio announcers Tony Gwynn Jr. and Jesse Agler at Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/3105367/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F7e%2F36%2F28caaf0d46cbb7777ebcb82273fc%2F5ec91214-9462-47d4-b44d-358d78a3cfc0.jpeg)
Radio announcers Tony Gwynn Jr. and Jesse Agler at Padres Fanfest.
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![Television announcers Mark Grant and Don Orsillo at Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/703e73d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F7d%2F8568a2e84fb5bbed8fb80e9895ae%2Fc2c3b934-e252-41f6-bb05-78f444efe040.jpeg)
Television announcers Mark Grant and Don Orsillo at Padres Fanfest.
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![Radio announcer Tony Gwynn Jr. smiles during an on stage segment at Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/c155d0e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/1440x1080!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F02%2F5864815c429f857499788ec7310d%2F3dacf880-4b72-4301-bff9-8252211e04bf.jpeg)
Radio announcer Tony Gwynn Jr. smiles during an on stage segment at Padres Fanfest.
(Bennett Lacy)
![A young fan visits the Padres Hall of Fame at Petco Park.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/ad8c087/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F03%2F4676297f4323bc63beea095426bd%2Fc655b2cf-716d-4e6d-8276-6aa6c8859826.jpeg)
A young fan visits the Padres Hall of Fame at Petco Park.
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![A banner at Petco Park shows Padres pitcher Yu Darvish during San Diego Padre Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/0d98202/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fe0%2F20%2Fa02b77874faea1c5797c45a047a9%2Fcb5db6c0-7187-4559-a8d3-f73c442331ba.jpeg)
A banner at Petco Park shows Padres pitcher Yu Darvish during San Diego Padre Fanfest.
(Bennett Lacy)
![A view of Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/64bd42c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2Fa5%2F7703b17849ff851b16d6b4920915%2F576eaa1a-faec-4017-8f0c-233075b1d07a.jpeg)
A view of Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![Guests walk along the steps at Petco Park during the San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/70c8b5b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Fb9%2Faf3122b944d0acb66c12ff6847c0%2F97f26e09-4342-4cfa-a199-43aee8fd9422.jpeg)
Guests walk along the steps at Petco Park during the San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![Fans walk onto the field at Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/7fd8f1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F3a%2Fe8%2F1f8ac04c42ba9efdbf70fefcbb17%2Fff0df568-9c2d-4718-add8-8684473ba925.jpeg)
Fans walk onto the field at Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.
(Bennett Lacy)
![Fans walk toward the field at Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/26cdc3c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F26%2Faeb59a0b459c878a0581b8064f60%2Fde256855-bfae-4d3f-95b6-4b490372c85a.jpeg)
Fans walk toward the field at Petco Park during San Diego Padres Fanfest.
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![Fans gather around the field during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest at Petco Park on.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/b077006/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4080x3072+0+0/resize/1440x1084!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F8c%2F5c2bd3f34a41a8a02780f902ab27%2Fpxl-20230204-203959775.jpg)
Fans gather around the field during the 2023 San Diego Padres Fanfest at Petco Park on.
(Mel Shaw)
![Petco Park in San Diego during the 2023 Padres Fanfest.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/cc079ef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fd3%2F519d829440be93006a69faef913f%2F6c7c09e8-55c4-4f5e-a466-fbabbb5c4c33.jpeg)
Petco Park in San Diego during the 2023 Padres Fanfest.
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![Fans arrive for the San Diego Padres 2023 Fanfest at Petco Park in San Diego, CA.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/42a7e05/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F4c%2Fffdc88b844b2af971a900a7362a9%2F3520e7f3-4b64-435b-b145-e4c305f4762f.jpeg)
Fans arrive for the San Diego Padres 2023 Fanfest at Petco Park in San Diego, CA.
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