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Padres’ new $4.5 billion owner celebrates playoff spot with beer bong

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Young, G. (2026, September 25). Padres’ new $4.5 billion owner celebrates playoff spot with beer bong. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/sports/padres-4-5-billion-owner-has-beer-bong-playoff-celebration/

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José E. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones, the new billionaire owners of the San Diego Padres, celebrated the team’s playoff qualification with a viral beer bong video featuring pitcher Walker Buehler at Dodger Stadium on Thursday night. The celebration continued in the locker room as the Padres prepared for their third consecutive postseason appearance, though it upset many Dodgers fans given the rival teams’ close competition this season.

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José E. Feliciano, a new San Diego Padres owner worth an estimated $4.5 billion, celebrated the team clinching a playoff spot on Thursday night by participating in a beer bong challenge with pitcher Walker Buehler. The video of this event, which shows Feliciano chugging a large volume of beer and Buehler walking away satisfied, has gone viral on social media platforms. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones also celebrated the playoff win in the locker room afterward. This celebration occurred as the Padres secured their third consecutive postseason berth against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom they are fierce rivals in the NL West division.

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New San Diego Padres owners José E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, have poured optimism into the franchise and its fan base since buying the Padres for $3.9 billion in August. asserted

owners → pour → August

Feliciano celebrated San Diego clinching a playoff spot against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 win on Thursday night by pouring something of his own. asserted

Diego → celebrate → own

A video of Feliciano, who is an investor, business leader and philanthropist with an estimated $4.5 billion net worth, chugging a beer bong with Padres pitcher Walker Buehler has gone viral on X. The video shows the end of Feliciano’s chug, then shows Buehler walking away in satisfaction. asserted

Buehler → estimate → satisfaction

Once the chug ends, Feliciano is patted on the back by Jones. asserted

Feliciano → end → Jones

Several other videos of Buehler, who has gone 9-6 with a 4.56 ERA this season walking on the field with the beer bong have circulated on social media. asserted

who → go → media

On Friday morning, he responded to one such X video from a Dodgers fan account, saying, “It’s my thing”. asserted

It → respond → account

The party didn’t end on the field. asserted

party → end → field

Jones and Feliciano kept the celebration going with the Padres in the locker room, boozing it up in celebration of San Diego advancing to its third straight postseason. asserted

Diego → keep → postseason

As much as Padres fans are loving this from their team and owners, it appears to have irked Dodgers fans, since it took place at their home stadium. asserted

it → love → stadium

These two NL West rivals could match up in the postseason. uncertain

rivals → match → postseason

If they do, time will tell who gets the last chug. asserted

who → do → chug

Padres’ new $4.5 billion owner celebrates playoff spot with beer bong

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