South. San Diego is getting really close to Mexico.
San Diego Padres
Yes, from the San Diego suburbs. Specifically, from the San Ysidro community, on the border with Mexico.
San Diego was established by Spain and then Mexico took over.
San Diego is the closest, with the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa communities right at the US-Mexico border.
San Diego is almost 500 miles south of San Francisco. San Diego is just 15 miles north of the U.S./Mexico border.
San Diego international airport IATA code SAN is the nearest airport.
That depends on where in Mexico you start from.
The San Diego Padres are the closest MLB team to Mexico, 10 miles (16 kilometers) away from the US-Mexico border.
That would be Tijuana (population: 1,286,187), near the US border and close to San Diego, California.
There are several hotels close to the airport in San Diego. I would suggest reading the reviews at sandiego.airporthotelguide.com.
San Diego CA. a map of California will help you find out