The team's farm system consists of seven Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in the Dominican Republic.
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 66 miles (106 km) away.
San Diego's furthest domestic affiliate is the Fort Wayne TinCaps some 1,849 miles (2,976 km) away.
[2] The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season.