Padres' Blake Snell gets a 96-year-old grandma into Petco Park for NLCS

TikTok campaign to get 96-year-old grandma to Padres' NLCS game at Petco Park reaches Blake Snell, who makes it happen

Born and raised in National City, Morrill has followed the Padres since the organization began in 1969, rooting in the stands at the Mission Valley stadium and Petco Park . After getting married, she moved to Michigan and “missed out for awhile” before recently returning to San Diego.

So when the Padres began playing postseason baseball at Petco Park last weekend in the National League Division Series, besting the detested Dodgers, she received calls from her granddaughters — also Padres fans, like the rest of their family — who regaled stories about the atmosphere, the sold-out stadium, the fans waving their towels, the chants of “Beat L.A.!” and felt, well, left out.

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