EL PASO, Texas – September 1, 2026 – The San Diego Padres have selected the contract of Ethan Salas, the organization’s No. 1 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. The 20-year-old catcher is headed to the major leagues after 24 games in Triple-A. Salas batted .326 with three home runs and 20 RBI in his time
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ethan Salas may be getting closer to making his Major League Baseball debut. The San Diego Padres promoted Salas, their former No. 1 overall prospect, to the El Paso Chihuahuas in late July. Since then, the 20-year-old catcher has continued to showcase his talent and prove why he is one
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EL PASO, Texas – The San Diego Padres have promoted No. 1 prospect Ethan Salas to Triple-A El Paso. Salas is in his fourth season since being signed at the age of 16 out of Caracas, Venezuela, during the International Signing Period. The 20-year-old catcher batted .286 in 72 games with the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas are back in the win column. The Chihuahuas defeated the Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Sunday, July 19th at Southwest University Park, snapping a season-long-six-game losing streak and avoiding a series sweep. The victory comes after a difficult stretch in which the Chihuahuas dropped six consecutive games.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Chihuahuas’ tough stretch continued Saturday night as they fell to the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. This extends their losing streak to six games, the teams longest skid of the 2026 season. The loss comes one night after a heartbreaking defeat on Friday. The Chihuahuas were one out away
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KVIA) — Tonight’s game between the El Paso Chihuahuas and the Oklahoma City Comets was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, August 26 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in OKC. The time of that doubleheader is TBD. The Chihuahuas will finish their
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EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoan and Coronado grad Ivan Melendez returned home for his first professional baseball game at Southwest University Park. Melendez was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2022, and currently plays for the club’s Triple-A affiliate, the Reno Aces. The Aces were in El Paso Tuesday for the start of a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas were held to four hits in their 4-0 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes Saturday night at Southwest University Park. It was Albuquerque’s first shutout and the first time the Chihuahuas were shut out in 2026. Albuquerque has won four of the first five games in the
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EL PASO, Texas — The Albuquerque Isotopes scored in each of their first four innings and beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-4 at Southwest University Park Tuesday night. The Chihuahuas are now 8-4 all-time in home openers. El Paso’s final two runs came on a two-run home run by left fielder Jase Bowen, his team-leading
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, Tacoma — Tacoma catcher Jhonny Pereda hit a game-ending single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the Rainiers a 6-5 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas. The Chihuahuas won four of the six games in the series and five of the nine games on their season-opening road
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SACRAMENTO, California — Jesus Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning Sunday to give the Sacramento River Cats a 5-4 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas. It was the second straight 5-4 extra-inning win for the River Cats, who won two of the three games in the series. The Chihuahuas trailed
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres have announced that Pete Zamora will return to manage the Chihuahuas in 2026. It will be Zamora’s third season as the Chihuahuas’ manager and his 11th year as a manager or coach in the Padres’ organization. The Chihuahuas’ 2026 staff will also include
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres have announced that Pete Zamora will return to manage the Chihuahuas in 2026. It will be Zamora’s third season as the Chihuahuas’ manager and his 11th year as a manager or coach in the Padres’ organization. The Chihuahuas’ 2026 staff will also
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas are looking for a new person to don the Chico mascot costume. Candidates need to be 5’10” to 6’2″, have previous experience as a mascot, and have a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Sports Management or a related field. Find the online application here. El Paso’s
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EL PASO, Texas – World-famous Banana Ball is coming to El Paso! Banana Ball officials announced on Thursday that the Texas Tailgaters and the Firefighters will face off on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, 2026, for two unforgettable nights of high-energy baseball and entertainment. Ticket pricing for the main seating areas will start
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas came back to beat Tacoma 6-3 Wednesday afternoon at Southwest University Park to move within a half game of the first place Rainiers in the Pacific Coast League’s second half standings. The teams have split the first two games of the series. The Chihuahuas trailed 3-0 in the first inning and
Continue Reading RENO, Nevada – The El Paso Chihuahuas came back to beat the Reno Aces 4-2 Sunday night at Greater Nevada Field to complete a six-game series sweep. El Paso trailed 2-1 with two outs in the eighth inning when Nate Mondou hit a go-ahead three-run home run into Reno’s right field bullpen. The Chihuahuas’ other
Continue Reading RENO, Nevada – The El Paso Chihuahuas started their 12-game road trip with a 9-7 win over the Reno Aces at Greater Nevada Field Tuesday night. JP Sears allowed two runs in five innings and got the win in his first start with El Paso. Chihuahuas right fielder Yonathan Perlaza hit his Minor League Baseball-leading 37th double in the
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Season Seat Membership deposits are being taken now! EL PASO – August 12, 2026 – The Chihuahuas released their 2026 home schedule Tuesday with Opening Day slated for Tuesday, April 7, when the Chihuahuas host the Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies affiliate), in a six-game series through Sunday, April 12. All home series will be played Tuesday through Sunday,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Oklahoma City Comets scored five early runs against El Paso starter Randy Vásquez Sunday afternoon and beat the Chihuahuas 6-4. The teams split the six-game series. It was the final matchup of the season between the two teams, with Oklahoma City winning 10 of the 18 head-to-head games. Chihuahuas
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McDonald was scheduled to appear Saturday, August 9, 2025 EL PASO, TEXAS – August 5, 2025 – A special appearance by Christopher McDonald, best known for his iconic role as Shooter McGavin, of Happy Gilmore 2, has been postponed due to a scheduling conflict. McDonald was scheduled to appear on Saturday, August 9, for a meet-and-greet opportunity with fans.
Continue Reading ROUND ROCK, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Round Rock Express 5-2 Saturday night at Dell Diamond to win their second straight game. The Chihuahuas have won three of the first five games in the series. Miguel Cienfuegos started for El Paso and pitched three shutout innings. Cienfuegos has allowed only one
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TACOMA, Washington (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas beat Tacoma 5-3 Sunday afternoon to end the Rainiers’ five-game winning streak. The Chihuahuas won one and lost two in the three-game series. Chihuahuas starter Jackson Wolf matched his season high with nine strikeouts and allowed only one run in his five-inning start. Second baseman Nate Mondou
Continue Reading TACOMA, Washington (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas put the tying run at second base in the top of the ninth inning Saturday night in Tacoma but lost to the Rainiers 9-7. The Rainiers have won the first two games of the three-game series. Chihuahuas right fielder Yonathan Perlaza went 2-for-4 with a two-run home
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EL PASO, Texas – It is Major League Baseball All-Star week, and on Tuesday MLB stars will take the field for the All-Star Game. Keep in eye out for some former El Paso Chihuahuas. Three former Chihuahuas will play in the All-Star Game in Atlanta, but all of them are no longer with the San Diego Padres
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Las Vegas Aviators beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-7 in 12 innings Saturday night at Southwest University Park. It was the longest game of the season by innings for El Paso. The Aviators have taken three straight games after the Chihuahuas won the first two games of the series.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night in Albuquerque but lost to the Isotopes 4-2. The teams split the six-game series. San Diego Padres pitcher Ryan Bergert allowed four runs in 4.2 innings in his MLB Injury
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas sent 13 batters to the plate in their nine-run top of the eighth inning Saturday night and beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 12-3. The nine runs fell one run shy of tying El Paso’s record for runs in an inning. The score was 2-1 El Paso as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas beat the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 9-3 Sunday night at Southwest University Park and won five of the six games in the series. The Chihuahuas and the Las Vegas Aviators are the only two Pacific Coast League teams to start the second half with 5-1 records.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Clay Dungan hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning for the El Paso Chihuahuas in their 6-5 win over the Sugar Land Space Cowboys Saturday night at Southwest University Park. It gave the Chihuahuas their fourth win in the first five games of the
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