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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-fernando-tatis-jr-teases-world-baseball-classic-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. teases World Baseball Classic debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fernando-Tatis-Jr-2.jpg"><figcaption>© David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. teases World Baseball Classic debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-15T07:48:46-07:00">April 15th, 7:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-15T07:48:46-07:00">April 15th, 7:48am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After troubles with injuries and a PED suspension earlier in his career, Fernando Tatis Jr. is once again one of the top young players in baseball, and he anticipates <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6280291/2025/04/15/world-baseball-classic-fernando-tatis-jr/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">making his World Baseball Classic debut</a> in 2026 with the Dominican Republic, even though it is not official at the moment.</p><p>“They haven’t made it official, but there’s really good talks out there,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said, via Dennis Lin of The Athletic. “It’s a matter of me staying healthy the rest of the season, putting everything that’s more important in front, and then we’ll see how that goes.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-expected-dodge-il-stint">Tatis did not participate</a> in 2023. He planned to play in 2023, but was deemed ineligible after his 80-game suspension. When it comes to what the World Baseball Classic means to Tatis, he said it is right behind winning a World Series.</p><p>“Man, it’s just behind winning a World Series,” Tatis said. “Representing my country, playing right next to my Dominican fellows is something that I cherish, something that I always wanted as a kid. Definitely looking forward to it.”</p><p>It would be a surprise if Tatis is left off of the Dominican Republic roster for the World Baseball Classic. His father, Fernando Tatis Sr., has been announced as the hitting coach for the team in 2026.</p><p>The Dominican Republic roster is always one of the most stacked rosters in the World Baseball Classic. Tatis would fit in well in the outfield, as he is a platinum glove right fielder. He would presumably join his Padres teammate, Manny Machado, who has been on the Dominican Republic roster in the past and is expected to participate once again.</p><p>It will be interesting to see what the Dominican Republic roster looks like come the start of the World Baseball Classic in 2026. In the meantime, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-padres-optimistic-injury-update-shoulder-fernando-tatis-jr">Tatis hopes to bring a World Series to San Diego</a> with the Padres.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. teases World Baseball Classic debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-make-more-history-another-shutout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres make more history with yet another shutout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Padres-starting-pitcher-Michael-King-celebrates-with-catcher-Elias-Diaz.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres make more history with yet another shutout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-14T07:13:27-07:00">April 14th, 7:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-14T07:13:27-07:00">April 14th, 7:13am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The shutouts keep on coming for the San Diego Padres’ pitching staff. On Sunday, San Diego silenced the bats of the Colorado Rockies anew, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/rockies-vs-padres-prediction-odds-pick-4-13-2025">Padres blanked their opponents of a 6-0 victory</a> to sweep the three-game series at Petco Park.</p><p>Through that series, the Padres outscored Colorado 16-0. In the finale, Michael King pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and a walk while recording a total of eight punchouts across a 110-pitch start. Colorado had no answer for San Diego’s pitching in the series, with King punctuating it all with a scintillating performance. With that, he improved to 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA through four starts (22.1 innings).</p><p>“You can’t be much better than that,” Shildt said about King’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/michael-king-delivers-padres-third-straight-shutout" rel="noopener">incredible start</a> against the Rockies (h/t AJ Cassavell of MLB.com. “That’s top-of-the-line, grade-A, ace stuff. [He was] in command the whole way.”</p><p>Cassavell also noted that the Padres became the first team in nearly six decades to pull off a stunning pitching feat.</p><p>From Cassavell: “In the process, San Diego became the second team in MLB history to notch six shutouts in its first 16 games — joining Cleveland in 1966. All six of those shutouts have come at Petco Park, where the Padres are 10-0 — by far the best home start in franchise history.”</p><p>The pitching shutout against the Rockies to end the week was also San Diego’s sixth so far in the 2025 MLB regular season. They blanked the Atlanta Braves two times in a season-opening series late last March then recorded another shutout in a win over the Cleveland Guardians on April 1, as part of a three-game sweep.</p><p>San Diego, which recently authored an accomplishment <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-pull-feat-not-seen-1876">seen in the majors for the first time since 1876</a>, is proving to be tough to deal with for visiting teams at Petco Park. Through 10 games this season at home, the Padres have recorded a 1.10 ERA and 0.77 WHIP — the best in the big leagues to date.</p><h2><b>Can the Padres keep it going against a red-hot opponent?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Padres-pitcher-Michael-King-throws-to-home-plate.jpg"><figcaption>© David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Up next for the Padres is an intriguing battle against the Chicago Cubs in a three-game set at Petco Park which will begin this Monday night.</p><p>The Cubs are coming off a huge series win against the reigning World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cubs outscored Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, 20-2, in the final two games of the series.</p><p>The Padres are currently tops in the National League West division with a 13-3 record while the Cubs are are No. 1i n the NL Central with an 11-7 slate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres make more history with yet another shutout

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Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres are having a good start to the season, and the stats back it up. San Diego’s pitching is doing something Major League Baseball hasn’t seen since 1876. In nine home games this campaign, the club <a href="https://x.com/optastats/status/1911325144791810316?s=46" rel="noopener">has thrown five shutouts</a> while allowing fewer than a dozen total runs, per OptaStats.</p><p>The outlet asserts that it has been more than 140 years since that last happened. The only other MLB team to do that over its first nine home games of a season was the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1876, per OptaStats. That also happened to be the very first year of MLB play.</p><p>By the way, the St. Louis Brown Stockings stopped playing in 1877.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-join-dodgers-historic-start-season-seen-22-years">The Padres, meanwhile, are very much still playing</a>. San Diego is 12-3 so far this season heading into Sunday, making them one of the most effective clubs so far this season in MLB.</p><h2><b>Inside the Padres insane pitching numbers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Tony-Gwynn-mural.jpg"><figcaption>Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres are getting it done from every single spot in their pitching rotation. San Diego has <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/12/padres-shut-out-rockies-improve-to-9-0-at-home/" rel="noopener">a 1.22 pitching ERA</a> at home, per the San Diego Union-Tribune.</p><p>The latest pitcher to throw smoke for the club is Kyle Hart. Hart retired the first 10 batters he faced for San Diego on Saturday in a 2-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Hart allowed just one hit over six innings of work, while striking out four.</p><p>“Our pitching staff has been doing a great job start to bottom,” Padres star Fernando Tatis said, per the newspaper. “And, man, it’s fun to play defense behind them. They keep you in the game. They keep pounding the strike zone. And when they’re doing that, we’re all locked in. … It’s just momentum, momentum creating. Starts with them, and then we follow back and it’s just really good baseball all the way around.”</p><p>Hart isn’t the only hurler putting up some solid stats. Nick Pivetta currently leads the Padres in ERA as well as victories. Pivetta has a 1.59 ERA through 17 innings pitched. Veteran Dylan Cease has 18 strikeouts for San Diego, which leads the team.</p><p>San Diego will need to keep it up. The Padres play in the very competitive National League West division that includes the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/buster-posey-explains-how-giants-offense-can-keep-up-with-dodgers-padres">The San Francisco Giants, like the Padres</a>, are also out to a surprisingly strong start this year.</p><p>The Padres and Rockies are playing again on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres pull off wild feat not seen since 1876

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/10-greatest-padres-players-all-time-ranked');   ga('set', 'title', '10 greatest Padres players of all time, ranked');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Tony-Gwynn-mural.jpg"><figcaption>Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>10 greatest Padres players of all time, ranked</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-12T12:20:18-07:00">April 12th, 12:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-12T12:23:37-07:00">April 12th, 12:23pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-big-step-return-shoulder-wrist-injuries" rel="noopener">San Diego Padres</a> haven’t been around for as long as some of the other franchises in Major League Baseball, but some of the greatest players in the league’s history have played for their team.</p><p>They may not have led the Padres to any <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-yet-to-win-world-series-title-c221751514" rel="noopener">World Series titles</a>, and while they seem to be in a great spot to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-world-series-bust-after-xander-bogaerts-signing" rel="noopener">contend for a championship</a> currently, that doesn’t mean they haven’t had good players on their roster. So with the Padres in a current stretch of success, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the best players from their franchise’s history.</p><h2><b>10. Randy Jones</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Padres: 1973-1980</p><p>Notable Accolades: 1976 NL CY Young, Two-time All-Star</p><p>If it weren’t for a dominant two season stretch in 1975 and 1976, Randy Jones almost certainly wouldn’t have made this list. But Jones was so dominant during those two seasons that he managed to land a spot here.</p><p>After leading the league in losses in 1974 with 22, Jones managed to put together a near Cy Young campaign the next season (20-12, 2.24 ERA, 103 K, 1.05 WHIP) from out of nowhere. He did manage to win the Cy Young in 1976 (22-14, 2.74 ERA, 93 K, 1.03 WHIP) after leading the league in starts (40) and complete game (25).</p><p>Jones was never able to replicate this two-season stretch and was okay throughout the rest of his career, but for a point in time, he was arguably the best pitcher in the league.</p><h2><b>9. Andy Benes</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Padres: 1989-1995</p><p>Notable Accolades: 1993 NL All-Star</p><p>Andy Benes is another example of how consistency can help you make your mark with the Padres. He was never the best pitcher ever, but he always managed to find a way to go out and give his team a chance to win, and that was what made him special.</p><p>Benes was an innings-eater early on in his career with San Diego, and he managed to earn some Cy Young consideration in 1991 with a strong campaign. He was an All-Star in 1993 (15-15, 3.78 ERA, 179 K, 1.24 WHIP) even if it wasn’t necessarily his strongest season.</p><p>Benes led the NL in strikeouts in 1994, as well as losses with 14 strangely enough, but he struggled in 1995 and ended up being traded to the Seattle Mariners. Still, Benes was a consistent pitcher for the Padres, earning himself a place in their history.</p><h2><b>8. Adrian Gonzalez</b></h2><p>Position: First Base</p><p>Years with Padres: 2006-2010</p><p>Notable Accolades: Three-time NL All-Star, Two-time Gold Glove winner</p><p>Adrian Gonzalez seemed to be on the brink of superstardom when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, but with his career now over, it’s clear that Gonzalez’s best stretch of baseball came during his time with the Padres. Gonzalez found his way into the starting lineup in 2006, and quickly established himself as one of the top first basemen in MLB.</p><p>Gonzalez did it all with San Diego, as he hit for a high average and around 30 home runs, drove in tons of runs, and played great defense at first base. Gonzalez’s best season with the Padres was his last one in 2010 (.298 BA, 31 HR, 101 RBI, .904 OPS), which saw him finish fourth in the NL MVP race.</p><p>It didn’t seem like it at the time, but that ended up being Gonzalez’s peak, and he will always be remembered as one of the greatest Padres of all time.</p><h2><b>7. Fernando Tatis, Jr.</b></h2><p>Positions: Right Field and Shortstop</p><p>Years with Padres: 2019-2025</p><p>Notable Accolades: Two-time All-Star, 2022 NL HR champ, 2023 NL Platinum Glove</p><p>Since he burst on the scene as a 20-year-old rookie, Fernando Tatis, Jr., has shown tremendous talent. However, the son of a former major-leaguer has battled injuries and was even suspended for half a season for testing positive for a banned substance. Tatis has even missed a full season in 2022.</p><p>Originally a shortstop, Tatis transitioned to right field in 2023, and he took to it right away. In fact, he won the Platinum Glove in 2023 for being the NL’s overall best defender. Tatis also led the NL in home runs with 42 in 2021.</p><p>However, Tatis’ biggest impact has been in the playoffs. The Padres have made the postseason twice with Tatis, in 2020 and 2024. In just 13 career playoff games, Tatis has an astounding 1.328 OPS with six home runs and 12 RBIs. The scary part is, Tatis has yet to reach his peak years.</p><h2><b>6. Andy Ashby</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Padres: 1993-1999, 2004</p><p>Notable Accolades: Two-time NL All-Star</p><p>Andy Ashby stuck around with the Padres for longer than most folks behind him on this list, and his strong play throughout his tenure has helped him crack a spot on this list. Ashby was never the greatest pitcher, but he consistently ate innings, and he really found his stride towards the end of his tenure with San Diego.</p><p>Ashby was an All-Star in 1998 and 1999, his two final seasons with the Padres, but that was about as high as his career went. He returned in 2004 but only pitched in two games for two innings, but by then, his status with San Diego was already set in stone.</p><p>Even if they aren’t the most glamorous numbers, Ashby held their rotation together for much of the 90s, and is an easy choice for this greatest Padres of all time list.</p><h2><b>5. Manny Machado</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Padres-celebrate-a-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Position: Third Base</p><p>Years with Padres: 2019-2025</p><p>Notable Accolades: Two-time NL All-Star, Two-time Silver Slugger</p><p>Manny Machado went from pariah to fan favorite in San Diego when he left the hated division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers to sign a 10-year, $300 million contract with the Padres, which was the biggest contract in American sports history at the time. Machado became the team leader for a resurgent franchise that hadn’t made the playoffs in more than a decade.</p><p>Since Machado’s arrival, the Padres have reached the playoffs three times and got as far as the NL Championship Series in 2022. Machado twice finished Top 3 in NL MVP voting and has already become the Padres’ all-time leading home run hitter. He’s also fourth in Padres history in RBIs and runs scored, third in total bases, and seventh in hits.</p><h2><b>4. Trevor Hoffman</b></h2><p>Position: Closer</p><p>Years with Padres: 1993-2008</p><p>Notable Accolades: Six-time NL All-Star, Two-time Rolaids Relief winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>A seemingly harmless trade with the Florida Marlins that involved Trevor Hoffman ended up giving the Padres one of the best closers in the history of the MLB. Hoffman took over as the team’s full time closer in 1994 and never looked back. Hoffman was about as consistent as they come, and the fact that he very nearly won the Cy Young twice as a closer shows how good he was.</p><p>Hoffman’s superstar season in 1998 (4-2, 1.48 ERA, 53 SV, 86 K, 0.85 WHIP) saw him finish second in the Cy Young race, and he finished second again in 2006, his age 38 season, with another fantastic campaign (0-2, 2.14 ERA, 46 SV, 50 K, 0.97 WHIP).</p><p>Hoffman’s 601 total saves are second in MLB history, and it’s no surprise that he found his way into the Hall of Fame. Safe to say, Hoffman won’t be forgotten.</p><h2><b>3. Jake Peavy</b></h2><p>Position: Starting Pitcher</p><p>Years with Padres: 2002-2009</p><p>Notable Accolades: 2007 NL CY Young, 2007 Triple Crown winner, Two-time NL All-Star</p><p>It wasn’t the longest stretch, but Jake Peavy was absolutely electric early on in his career with the Padres. It took a while for him to find his way, but Peavy announced himself to the world in 2004 when he led the majors with a 2.27 ERA.</p><p>Peavy was an All-Star in 2005 before struggling in 2006, paving the way for a historic 2007 campaign that saw him win the pitching triple crown and the NL Cy Young award (19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 K, 1.06 WHIP).</p><p>Peavy eventually found his way off the lowly Padres, but he was never as good as he was to start his career with San Diego, and his 2007 season will continue to be regarded as one of the greatest recent seasons of pitching for quite some time.</p><h2><b>2. Dave Winfield</b></h2><p>Position: Right Field</p><p>Years with Padres: 1973-1980</p><p>Notable Accolades: Four-time NL All-Star, Two-time Gold Glove winner, Hall of Famer</p><p>Dave Winfield will likely be remembered more for his contributions with the New York Yankees, but before he became a full-fledged star with them, he got his start with the Padres. Winfield gradually turned himself into an indispensable piece of San Diego’s lineup, hitting for contact and power while playing great defense in right field as well.</p><p>Winfield was an All-Star in his final four seasons with San Diego, but his best season was easily in 1979 (.308 BA, 34 HR, 118 RBIs, 15 SB, .953 OPS) when he finished third in the NL MVP voting. He remained productive well into his 40s, but without his start with the Padres, none of his later success would have happened, and Winfield is easily one of their best players of all time.</p><h2><b>1. Tony Gwynn</b></h2><p>Position: Right Field</p><p>Years with Padres: 1982-2001</p><p>Notable Accolades: 15-time NL All-Star, Five-time Gold Glove winner, Eight-time NL Batting Champ, Seven-time Silver Slugger, Hall of Famer</p><p>There were some close calls earlier in this list, but this isn’t even close. Tony Gwynn, also known as Mr. Padre, is far and away the greatest player in the franchise’s history, and it isn’t particularly close. One of the best pure contact hitters in the game, Gwynn hit above .300 in every season but his rookie campaign in 1982, in which he only played in 54 games.</p><p>Gwynn never won an MVP, but he was an absolute machine at the plate. He won eight batting titles, and he very nearly hit for .400 in 1994, finishing with a .394 average, which is just absurd.</p><p>Gwynn played elite defense in right field as well, and his legacy with the team is untouchable. It will be a long time until anyone finds a way to top Gwynn on this list, and there’s a good chance that it may never end up happening.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

10 greatest Padres players of all time, ranked

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He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Back in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-san-franciscos-outfielders-warning-will-catch-dodgers-attention">heart of the San Francisco Giants’ clubhouse</a> — but this time in a suit rather than catcher’s gear — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-buster-posey-convinced-sign-justin-verlander-despite-risk">Buster Posey is focused on proving that his club can compete</a> with the heavyweights in the NL West. And while the Dodgers and Padres boast star-studded lineups, Posey is confident the Giants can keep up in their own way.</p><p>“I still believe that pitching and defense win you a lot of games,” Posey said. “But I think we’ve also found some creative ways to score runs this year.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Buster Posey talks here about competing in tough NL West. In full cast Posey hit on MadBum, Adames and why he loves SF. Joel and I talk Vlad, Yanks pitching, praise Bregman, Tucker </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://t.co/2T9oaspAgk">https://t.co/2T9oaspAgk</a><br>Spotify: <a href="https://t.co/HrgVLhTwq6">https://t.co/HrgVLhTwq6</a><br>Apple: <a href="https://t.co/WHFNk33CjM">https://t.co/WHFNk33CjM</a> <a href="https://t.co/PLk3BF2MQW">pic.twitter.com/PLk3BF2MQW</a></p><p>— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1910832176372854940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That creativity has helped fuel San Francisco’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/news/buster-posey-aims-to-make-same-impact-off-the-field-for-giants" rel="noopener">surprising 9-3 start</a> to the 2025 season, even as big-name hitters like Willy Adames have struggled to get going. The Giants haven’t relied on overwhelming power — instead, they’ve grinded out wins with sharp defense, opportunistic offense, and quality arms. Only Mike Yastrzemski and Jung Hoo Lee are hitting above .300, but the team keeps finding ways to scratch runs across.</p><p>Posey, now the Giants’ president of baseball operations, played a central role in rebuilding a club that had drifted into mediocrity. After <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/buster-posey-torpedo-bats-mlb/1841787/" rel="noopener">a disappointing 80-82 campaign in 2024</a>, the Giants brought Posey back to restore culture and help guide the team toward long-term sustainability. So far, that vision is showing promise.</p><h2><b>The Giants are off to a hot start in 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jung-Hoo-Lee.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“It’s a challenge, and it’s hard to turn down a challenge,” Posey said of his front office role. “You want to see, ‘Is it something that I can do?’”</p><p>Part of his approach has included blending modern analytics with old-school baseball instincts. Posey still believes in RBIs, clubhouse leadership, and the value of knowing the game’s rhythms — principles that have somewhat fallen out of favor in today’s data-driven era. He’s also encouraged players to explore new tools, like the now-trendy “torpedo bats,” which shift weight toward the barrel to maximize contact in hitters’ hot zones.</p><p>“I would try it for sure,” Posey said of the bat design. “If you increase the density of the barrel size, yeah, I’m all for that.”</p><p>That openness to innovation while staying grounded in traditional fundamentals reflects the balance Posey is trying to strike in his new role. As he told the Giants during spring training, the focus is on cohesion, effort, and execution — all elements he believes will help San Francisco compete with more top-heavy rosters in their division.</p><p>The road ahead won’t be easy. The Dodgers remain loaded, and the Padres are off to one of the best starts in their franchise’s history. But Posey, ever the competitor, isn’t flinching.</p><p>“We’re not trying to just keep up,” he said. “We’re trying to win.” If the early results are any indication, Posey’s Giants might be doing both.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buster Posey explains how Giants offense can keep up with Dodgers, Padres

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-2x-all-star-joins-jackson-merrill-il');   ga('set', 'title', '2x All-Star joins Jackson Merrill on Padres’ IL');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250407_tbs_bs4_362.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>2x All-Star joins Jackson Merrill on Padres’ IL</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-11T15:34:08-07:00">April 11th, 3:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-11T15:34:08-07:00">April 11th, 3:34pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres made an injury announcement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-jackson-merrill-placed-il-concerning-injury-update">regarding infielder Jake Cronenworth and outfielder Jackson Merrill</a>.</p><p>Merrill suffered a hamstring strain ahead of the Padres’ matchup against the Athletics on Tuesday. Then Cronenworth sustained a contusion during the game as he exited before the bottom of the third inning.</p><p>San Diego <a href="https://x.com/padres/status/1910803148819538136" rel="noopener">made an official decision</a> on Friday. They revealed that Cronenworth will join Merrill on the 10-day injury list, dealing with a right rib fracture as his time on the list started on April 9.</p><p>“We have placed INF Jake Cronenworth on the 10-day IL with a non-displaced right rib fracture (retro to 4/9), selected the contract of INF/OF Tyler Wade and transferred RHP Matt Waldron to the 60-day IL,” they said on X.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Padres after injury announcement</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250407_tbs_bs4_363.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Padres will be busy managing injuries to key players with Jackson Merrill and Jake Cronenworth being out.</p><p>Cronenworth has played in 12 games for San Diego this season. After 35 at-bats, he made nine hits for five RBIs and two home runs. He was hopeful to play to return this weekend before the team made the decision to put him on the injured list.</p><p>Despite being without several players, the Padres took down the Athletics 2-1 in the series. It indicates how well the team can persevere in spite of injuries, showcasing their ability to utilize their depth.</p><p>San Diego has a 10-3 record on the season, holding the top spot in the NL West Division standings. They also lead the conference with a .769 winning percentage, leading over the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/rockies-padres-prediction-odds-pick-4-11-2025">Padres prepare for their next matchup</a>, hosting a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. Their first matchup will take place on Friday at 9:40 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2x All-Star joins Jackson Merrill on Padres’ IL

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-padres-optimistic-injury-update-shoulder-fernando-tatis-jr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres get ‘optimistic’ injury update on shoulder of Fernando Tatis Jr');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fernando-Tatis-Jr-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres get ‘optimistic’ injury update on shoulder of Fernando Tatis Jr</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-09T23:27:54-07:00">April 9th, 11:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T23:27:54-07:00">April 9th, 11:27pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-join-dodgers-historic-start-season-seen-22-years">San Diego Padres are off to one of the hottest starts in franchise history</a>, but their early momentum now faces a serious challenge. Three of their top contributors — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-rumors-why-jackson-merrill-was-strongly-advised-reject-135-million-contract-extension">Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth, and Jackson Merrill — are dealing with injury</a> issues that could test the club’s depth moving forward.</p><p>On Tuesday night, the Padres’ 10-4 loss to the Athletics was <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/fernando-tatis-jr-jake-cronenworth-exit-with-injuries" rel="noopener">overshadowed by a string of injuries</a>. Merrill, the breakout rookie center fielder, was placed on the 10-day IL before the game with right hamstring tightness. Things only got worse from there.</p><p>Cronenworth <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6266202/2025/04/09/padres-fernando-tatis-jr-jake-cronenworth-injuries/" rel="noopener">exited in the third inning</a> after aggravating a rib contusion he suffered when hit by a pitch over the weekend. Tatis followed two innings later, leaving with discomfort in his surgically repaired left shoulder after a swing and a headfirst slide into third base.</p><p>“Everybody knows it’s part of the game,” Tatis said. “So it’s up to us now, how we turn the page. Just bounce back as quick and smart as possible.”</p><h2><b>Padres loss to A’s overshadowed by injuries</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fernando-Tatis-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the scare, both Tatis and Cronenworth believe their injuries are minor. “I’m not going on the IL or nothing like that,” Tatis insisted. “So, day to day so far.” Manager Mike Shildt echoed that optimism, noting that Tatis’ medical evaluation came back clean and the team would be cautious heading into Friday’s series opener.</p><p>Cronenworth is taking a similar stance. “I think I should be good to go for Friday,” he said, citing the upcoming off day as a chance to rest. His injury was described as cramping related to the earlier hit-by-pitch.</p><p>Still, the back-to-back exits created chaos. Veteran utility man José Iglesias, who was playing outfield for the first time professionally, shifted to second base. Oscar Gonzalez, recalled earlier that day to replace Merrill, took over in left and misplayed a ball that led to two runs. The patchwork defense didn’t help starter Dylan Cease, who had his worst outing as a Padre, allowing nine runs across four innings.</p><p>Shildt remains confident in his roster’s ability to weather the storm. “We’ve got a good club. We’ve got a lot of good parts to it,” he said. “We’ve got guys that are more than capable of showing up tomorrow and helping us win a Major League Baseball game.”</p><p>For now, the Padres (9-3) are clinging to the top spot in the NL West, with little cushion. The Dodgers, Giants, and Diamondbacks are all looming close behind. The timing of these injuries — even if short-term — could have long-term implications in one of baseball’s most competitive divisions. As Tatis put it best: “Let’s see how we wake up tomorrow.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres get ‘optimistic’ injury update on shoulder of Fernando Tatis Jr

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-placed-il-concerning-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Jackson Merrill placed on IL amid concerning injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Padres-Jackson-Merrill-hits-a-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres’ Jackson Merrill placed on IL amid concerning injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-08T17:43:11-07:00">April 8th, 5:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-08T17:43:29-07:00">April 8th, 5:43pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jackson Merrill’s meteoric rise, which dates back to an outstanding 2024 rookie campaign, is temporarily being halted due to a hamstring injury. The All-Star center fielder is going on <a href="https://x.com/sdutKevinAcee/status/1909747419157610899" rel="noopener">the 10-day injured list</a>, per The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee.</p><p>“He appears to be walking fine, but his recovery is not progressing as quickly as hoped,” the beat writer posted on X. “Padres choosing caution for long season.” Merrill is batting .378 with three home runs and 10 RBIs through 10 games, continuing to exemplify <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/how-jackson-merrill-made-history-for-padres-not-seen-in-15-years-vs-braves">eye-opening poise and skill</a> in the early stages of his MLB career.</p><p>Replacing a terrific talent who is not even 22 years old yet is not plausible, but San Diego should possess the star power and depth to withstand his absence for what is hopefully a short period of time. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-adds-former-all-star-spring-training">Newcomer Jose Iglesias</a> will play his first professional game in the outfield on Tuesday versus the Athletics, but the Padres could lean on a former playoffs hero to fill that post moving forward.</p><h2><b>How the Padres might plan to get by without Jackson Merrill</b></h2><p>They <a href="https://x.com/sdutKevinAcee/status/1909750416285544798" rel="noopener">are calling up</a> Oscar Gonzalez from Triple-A El Paso, per Acee. The 27-year-old owns a .269 batting average through 145 MLB games and is most famous for hitting a walk-off home run in the 15th inning versus the Tampa Bay Rays in 2022, which pushed the Cleveland Guardians into the American League Division Series. A lack of plate discipline has kept Gonzalez away from The Show for a couple of years, but opportunity knocks in San Diego.</p><p>If he can showcase the impressive power that first intrigued Cleveland, the Dominican Republic native will make a fine fill-in for Jackson Merrill. And who knows, this stint could lead to an increased big-league role.</p><p>Hamstring injuries can obviously linger, so president of baseball operations A.J. Preller and manager Mike Shildt will not want to push the Silver Slugger harder than necessary. Merrill will try to get right while the Padres look to build on a splendid 9-2 start to the 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Jackson Merrill placed on IL amid concerning injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-rumors-why-jackson-merrill-was-strongly-advised-reject-135-million-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Padres’ Jackson Merrill was ‘strongly advised’ to reject $135 million contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Merrill-in-the-dugout.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Why Padres’ Jackson Merrill was ‘strongly advised’ to reject $135 million contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T11:26:35-07:00">April 6th, 11:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T11:26:35-07:00">April 6th, 11:26am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-join-dodgers-historic-start-season-seen-22-years"> San Diego Padres have gotten off to</a> a strong start to the 2025 MLB season, currently sitting at 7-2 after recently dropping to road games to the Chicago Cubs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-silence-nine-year-contract-extension">Jackson Merrill has picked up</a> right where he left off a season ago, continuing to look like one of the brightest young stars in the sport after making the All-Star team during his first season in the big leagues.</p><p>Merrill was rewarded for his efforts on the 2024 season with a massive nine-year, $135 million extension this past offseason, but that didn’t stop some from advising him against taking the offer, according to MLB insider Bob Nightengale, who recently <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/04/06/mathew-bowyer-gambling-ippei-mizuhara-sentencing/82955010007/" rel="noopener">labeled the deal</a> as the most team-friendly contract in the sport.</p><p>“The idea of Merrill averaging just $15 million a year had lawyers from the players union strongly advising him to reject the offer,” reported Nightengale.</p><p>While $135 million is certainly life-altering money by almost any measure, it’s worth considering what Merrill could have netted for himself if he had followed those lawyers’ advice and waited for a new offer.</p><h2><b>A strong start for the Padres</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Merrill-in-the-dugout.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After their narrow loss to the eventual champion Los Angeles Dodgers in last year’s postseason, the Padres got off to a strong start to the 2025 campaign, sweeping both the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Guardians to get things started before ultimately dropping two games to the Chicago Cubs in their first road action of the year.</p><p>The Padres have spent heavily to put together one of the most star-loaded rosters in baseball, and for the most part, those stars have delivered so far in 2025, just as they did down the stretch of the 2024 campaign.</p><p>However, due to his impressive resume at the ripe age of 21, perhaps there’s no one in the organization that the Padres are more excited about than Merrill, who became the first rookie in team history to make the All-Star team last year.</p><p>In any case, the Padres will conclude their series against the Cubs on Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Padres’ Jackson Merrill was ‘strongly advised’ to reject $135 million contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-join-dodgers-historic-start-season-seen-22-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres join Dodgers with historic start to season not seen in 22 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Padres-center-fielder-Jackson-Merrill-celebrates-after-hitting-a-home-run.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Padres join Dodgers with historic start to season not seen in 22 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T23:44:14-07:00">April 2nd, 11:44pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T23:49:57-07:00">April 2nd, 11:49pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-drops-9-word-truth-bomb-on-setting-franchise-record">San Diego Padres can’t stop winning</a>. Jackson Merrill and the Friars have played seven games so far in the 2025 MLB regular season and won all of them, including Wednesday night’s series finale at Petco Park in San Diego against the Cleveland Guardians.</p><p>Together with their National League West Division rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres helped author a phenomenon only <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1907563872187236832" rel="noopener">seen just four times before</a> in MLB history, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.</p><p>“With the Padres and Dodgers, this is the 5th season where multiple teams started 7-0 or better, joining,” Langs noted in a post on X (formerly Twitter) following San Diego’s victory over Cleveland.</p><p>The other four times that it happened was way back in 1884, 1962, 1982 and much more recently, in 2003 when the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants started that year’s campaign with 9-0 and 7-0 records, respectively.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-fires-unbeatable-take-shohei-ohtanis-walk-off-hr">Dodgers also stayed undefeated</a> through eight games, after Shohei Ohtani delivered a walk-off home run to cap a come-from-behind 6-5 win on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves for their third series sweep of the season — and eighth win overall.</p><p>Dylan Cease picked up his first win of the season in the Guardians game, as he allowed just an earned run on four hits with a walk issued and seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work. The Padres provided him with ample run support when they scored four runs in the third inning.</p><p>After a slow start to the season, Padres first baseman Luis Arraez appears to have found his groove. He went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in San Diego’s latest win.  Fernado Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Merrill each had two hits, with Merrill, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-jackson-merrill-135-million-contract-extension">fresh off signing a big contract extension</a>, clobbered a two-run blast in the third frame to give San Diego a 4-0 lead.</p><p>Meanwhile, Robert Suarez shut the door on Cleveland with a clean ninth inning to collect his third save of the season.</p><p>San Diego hopes that it can sustain its form when the Padres head out for their first game away from Petco Park this coming Friday for the start of a three-game series versus the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres join Dodgers with historic start to season not seen in 22 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-fernando-tatis-jr-drops-9-word-truth-bomb-on-setting-franchise-record');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. drops 9-word truth bomb on setting franchise record');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fernando-Tatis-Jr-drops-9-word-truth-bomb-on-setting-franchise-record.jpg"></figure><h1>Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. drops 9-word truth bomb on setting franchise record</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T21:15:40-07:00">April 2nd, 9:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T21:15:40-07:00">April 2nd, 9:15pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-san-diego-reaches-extremely-exclusive-territory-guardians">San Diego Padres have come out of the gates firing</a>, as they continued their hot streak and extended their season-starting winning streak to seven with a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians. The first seven games have gone exactly according to plan for a Padres team raring to redeem itself from the sting of their NLDS defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. couldn’t be more pleased with how well his team is playing.</p><p>Following the Padres’ sweep of the Guardians to remain unbeaten thus far in 2025, Tatis <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-secure-sweep-over-guardians-move-to-7-0?partnerID=mlbapp-iOS_article-share" rel="noopener">praised his team</a> for the excellent baseball they’ve been playing.</p><p>“It’s just been great baseball all the way around,” Tatis said, per AJ Cassavell of MLB.com.</p><p>It’s the first time in franchise history that the team began the season unbeaten through seven games, although the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padres-news-mike-shildt-empty-admission-blowing-dodgers-nlds">Dodgers, being the ever-present thorn in their side</a>, have managed to match them stride for stride, going undefeated as well in their first eight contests. This is only the fifth time in the history of MLB where two teams have begun the season without a loss through at least seven games, and this is shaping up to be another bloodbath between two NL West powerhouses.</p><p>Tatis was very productive in the Padres’ 5-2 win over the Guardians. He had two hits in four at-bats and he ended up scoring one of his team’s runs. This was a continuation of what a strong 2025 season the Padres right fielder has been having, as he entered the night with an elite slash line of .409/.481/.591 in his continued quest to redeem himself from a few down years to begin the 2020s.</p><p>The Padres will now look to continue their winning ways on Friday when they head on the road for the first time this season to face the Chicago Cubs.</p><h2><b>Padres and Dodgers dominate proceedings to start 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jackson-Merrill-with-SD-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s only fitting that the Padres’ 7-0 start is being matched by the Dodgers; after all, these are two sworn rivals that have bumped into each other in the playoffs. And for San Diego, this is a promising sign that they have kept in stride with their powerhouse division rival even though Los Angeles never seems to run out of resources.</p><p>It won’t be until mid-June, however, that the Padres and Dodgers face for the first time this season. But once they do, expect there to be plenty of fireworks, considering how much talent there is on both teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. drops 9-word truth bomb on setting franchise record

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres locked up another one of their superstars on Wednesday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-jackson-merrill-135-million-contract-extension">Jackson Merrill signed a nine-year contract extension with the Padres</a> worth $135 million after a fantastic rookie year. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last year and signed on despite a lack of offseason spending. Merrill <a href="https://x.com/AJCassavell/status/1907477292336689374" rel="noopener">spoke at a press conference</a> after signing the deal.</p><p>https://twitter.com/AJCassavell/status/1907477292336689374</p><p>Merrill spoke about the way he has worked with the organization to sign this deal and develop as a player. With other stars like Fernando Tatis Jr and Manny Machado on the squad, Merrill knows the team can compete. That is why he says the Padres are the team he wants to play for.</p><p>Merrill was drafted as a shortstop, as were many players on the Padres roster. But he has transitioned into a centerfielder with incredible results and has had a nice start to his second season. Locking Merrill in for the future is a great way to start adding to this core but questions on the mound are still percolating.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-padres-prefer-to-keep-dylan-cease-michael-king-amid-trade-rumors">Padres have Dylan Cease and Michael King on expiring contracts</a> leading their rotation. Can they keep both starters or will they make a big trade this season?</p><h2><b>The Padres must keep at least one of their starters</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jackson-Merrill-with-SD-Padres.jpg"><figcaption>Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cease came to the Padres in a spring trade from the Chicago White Sox before last season. King joined the Padres as part of the Juan Soto trade that sent the slugger to the Yankees last winter. They were both excellent in their first year with San Diego and helped them beat the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card round.</p><p>Merrill was important to keep for the Padres but the pitching is key for the immediate future. After a 6-0 start, San Diego is not going to be trading King or Cease anytime soon. But if they are both still on expiring deals by the trade deadline, teams will be calling, offering a motherload for a top-line starting pitcher.</p><p>Merrill is under contract through at least 2034 and has a team option for 2035, when he will be 32 years old. The Padres have Tatis locked in through 2034, Machado and Xander Bogaerts are both signed through 2033, and Jake Cronenworth will be there until 2030. With all of these position players sticking around for so long, AJ Preller has to commit to a pitcher soon.</p><p>The newly signed Merrill leads the undefeated Padres against the Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Padres’ Jackson Merrill breaks silence after nine-year contract extension

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
42	3.214	9	1.1429	2	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
42	3.214	9	1.1429	2	0

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