Padres CEO Erik Greener spoke to students from Smythe Elementary School during a visit with a few of the Padres players on Friday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)3rd graders from Smythe Elementary School met and took photos with a few of the Padres players in their classroom. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Padres CEO Erik Greener spoke to 4th and 5th grade students from Smythe Elementary School during a visit with a few of the Padres players on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A student from Smythe Elementary School used his smartphone to videotape the visit of a few of the Padres players to their classroom on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)A few of the students from Smythe Elementary School were lucky enough to have an autographed baseball card of Padres player Fernando Tatis Jr. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Janellie Rosales from Smythe Elementary School met and got an autograph from Padres player Fernando Tatis Jr. on Friday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
