By Bill Center
Prized middle infielder CJ Abrams and left-handed starting pitcher top the list of the eight Padres prospects playing for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League.
The 30-game AFL schedule runs from Oct. 13 through Nov. 19.
Abrams, who missed most of the 2021 minor league season after suffering…
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have relieved manager Jayce Tingler of his duties, President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller announced today. Tingler has been offered an opportunity to remain with the organization.
After being named the 21st manager in club history on October 28, 2019…
By Bill Center
Sunday’s end of the regular season was also the deadline for the casting of ballots for the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Two members of the Baseball Writers Association of America from each city cast their votes before the start of the playoffs. …
By Bill Center
Second baseman Gosuke Katoh of Triple-A El Paso and left fielder Jake Perez of the Dominican Summer League Padres are the final Padres On Deck Player of the Week for the 2021 season.
Katoh, who turns 27 next Friday, was riding an eight-game hitting streak until he went 0-for-1 as…
By Bill Center
Led by right-handed relief pitcher Kevin Kopps, nine college players selected by the Padres in the July amateur draft finished the season above the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Kopps, who won the Golden Spikes Award as the top collegiate player in 2021, was promoted twice in the final weeks of…
By Bill Center
Padres minor league players had a number of notable achievements Saturday on the official penultimate day of the minor league season.
— Catcher Juan Fernandez homered and third baseman Justin Lopez was 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI as Venezuela defeated Mexico 4–0 in Hermosillo, Mexico, in the championship…
By Bill Center
Behind left fielder Jake Perez, the Dominican Summer League Padres scored two straight wins over the White Sox to take a 37–20 record into Saturday’s season finale.
Meanwhile, right-hander Adrian Martinez allowed two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts to lead Triple-A El Paso to a…
During a recent pre-game media session, Padres manager Jayce Tingler made his argument for Fernando Tatis Jr. being the National League Most Valuable Player in a wide-open race featuring three players not headed for the playoffs — Tatis, Brycer Harper and Juan Soto.
Tatis Friday became just the 11th player…
Padres manager Jayce Tingler opened Thursday’s pre-game media session offering updates on three players with questionable availability.
— Relief pitcher Craig Stammen has been activated from the injured list due to flu-like symptoms and will be available for Thursday night’s final game against the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium.
— Jurickson…
By Bill Center
Right-handed pitcher Jesse Scholtens became the first Triple-A El Paso pitcher to work eight innings Wednesday night in a 2–1 Chihuahuas loss at Oklahoma City.
Scholtens, 27, allowed two runs on four hits with no walks and seven strikeouts in a complete game. He fell to 3–10 on the season while lowering his earned run average to 5.05.
Around the Farm
TRIPLE-A EL PASO (49–77)
OKLAHOMA CITY 2, Chihuahuas 1: RF Brian O’Grady (.272) was 2-for-4 with a double. 2B Gosuke Katoh (.299) had a triple in 4 at-bats. SS Matthew Batten (.300) was 1-for-3 and scored a run.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SUMMER LEAGUE PADRES (35–20)
The Padres were off Wednesday.
