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Padres owner Kwanza Jones was celebrating with the team after their Wild Card round win
The postgame celebrations in the San Diego Padres’ locker room after beating the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card game were absolutely lit. So lit, in fact, that team owner Kwanza Jones was cutting it up with the rest of the team.
Video shared on social media by reporter Marty Caswell shows San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. dancing with Kwanza Jones during the team’s locker room celebration after the Padres swept the Chicago Cubs in the Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.
Padres owner Kwanza Jones joined Fernando Tatis Jr. in popping bottles and dancing in the clubhouse after San Diego swept the Cubs
I never completed this interview with Kwanza Jones, thanks to @tatis_jr
@@FriarTerritory pic.twitter.com/kxmqAmsH3o
— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) October 1, 2026
Why yes, Fernando TatÃs danced with Kwanza Jones pic.twitter.com/E993DYRC78
— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) October 1, 2026
Tatis finished the Wild Card Series against the Cubs 2-for-7 with one home run, one RBI, three runs scored, one walk and one stolen base.
Jones and her husband, José E. Feliciano, were unanimously approved by MLB owners on Aug. 17 in a $3.9 billion deal, the richest franchise sale in league history. Jones is MLB’s first Black woman majority owner, while Feliciano serves as the team’s control person under league rules.
When the Padres clinched a playoff spot at Dodger Stadium on September 24, Tatis danced on the infield grass and hugged Jones, while a video of Feliciano chugging a beer bong with pitcher Walker Buehler went viral on social media.
The Padres closed out the Cubs with a 4-1 win in Game 2 at Petco Park, finishing a sweep after surging through September as one of baseball’s hottest teams. The NLDS against Milwaukee starts Saturday night.
With their win over the Cubs in the NL Wild Card Round, the Padres have advanced to the National League Divisional Series, where they’ll take on the Brewers. The series will kick off in Milwaukee with Game 1 on Saturday, October 3.