Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler, who spent part of 2025 with the Sox, has signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres. It's a return to the West Coast for Buehler, who starred for most of his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers postseason history cannot be told without mention of Walker Buehler, who rose to prominence as one of the sport's best big-game pitchers in 2020. Buehler helped the Dodgers win the World Series that year and answered the bell on short rest in 2021 when Max Scherzer couldn't pitch.