Latest Padres injuries and transactions
This page will be updated throughout the offseason with the latest Padres injury news and transactions.
Darvish to miss 12-15 months after having UCL brace surgery
SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season after undergoing UCL repair surgery with an internal brace on his right elbow. Darvish made the announcement in a post on social media, saying: “Last Wednesday I had surgery done by Dr. [Keith] Meister to repair my flexor
Díaz exits mid-AB with oblique injury as Padres prep for playoffs
SAN DIEGO -- Backup catcher Elias Díaz exited the Padres’ 5-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Petco Park. He has soreness in his left oblique, manager Mike Shildt said. Shildt added that the Padres are optimistic Díaz has avoided significant injury, calling his status day to day,
Laureano out for Wild Card round after fracturing finger
SAN DIEGO -- Padres left fielder Ramón Laureano sustained a fracture in his right index finger and will be out at least through the Wild Card Series, manager Mike Shildt confirmed after his team’s 3-1 loss to Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon.
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Bogaerts back from injury with time to tune up for playoffs
SAN DIEGO -- Xander Bogaerts is back, and the Padres’ offense is just about whole again. What a time to be getting healthy, too.
Arraez hit on cheek by warm-up throw between innings
SAN DIEGO -- Luis Arraez exited the Padres’ 11-3 win over the Rockies on Saturday night before the ninth inning after a warm-up throw meant for first baseman Ryan O’Hearn struck Arraez in the head as he jogged onto the Petco Park infield with his head down.
Padres' bullpen thins a bit with Morgan on IL
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ vaunted bullpen took another hit on Friday. They hope it’s a manageable one. Right-hander David Morgan, a breakout rookie who has helped nail down the middle innings, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with right shoulder inflammation. The move is retroactive to
King making September return with October in mind
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are getting Michael King back -- and not a moment too soon. On Tuesday, King is slated to return to the rotation after, technically, missing one month with left knee inflammation. In reality, the 30-year-old right-hander has spent most of the past 3 1/2 months
Cortes (left biceps tendinitis) placed on IL; Marinaccio recalled from Triple-A
DENVER -- Padres left-hander Nestor Cortes has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left biceps tendinitis (retroactive to Sept. 4), manager Mike Shildt said prior to San Diego’s series opener in Colorado on Friday night.
Despite rash of injuries, Padres built to weather recent storm
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Padres' stellar bullpen takes hit as Adam suffers season-ending injury
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have lost one of their most reliable arms for the season. All-Star reliever Jason Adam was carted off the field after sustaining a serious leg injury in the top of the seventh inning on Monday night during the Padres’ 4-3 loss to the Orioles at
Padres without Bogaerts (foot fracture) during push for playoffs
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Padres will be without shortstop Xander Bogaerts as they battle for the National League West title, but they are hopeful he’ll play for them again in 2025. Bogaerts, who fouled a ball off his left foot on Wednesday in Seattle, was placed on the 10-day injured list
King throws clean sim game, lined up for return or rehab start soon
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres and Dodgers are readying for their regular-season finale with first place on the line, and Michael King is on the mound at Petco Park. Only it’s not the setting King envisioned. The gates aren’t yet open. First pitch is hours away. King is pitching a
Merrill (ankle) makes third visit to IL in painful sophomore season
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres placed center fielder Jackson Merrill on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, as he continues to deal with the effects of the left ankle sprain that he sustained last weekend in Los Angeles. Recently, Merrill had begun making progress toward a return to baseball activity.
Padres hoping King's 2nd IL stint (after one-game return) can be short
LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Michael King is going back on the injured list after just one start, a blow to the Padres rotation ahead of perhaps San Diego’s biggest series of the season. King, who was scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, was placed
King's comeback start is short, but all's well with walk-off win
SAN DIEGO -- Michael King’s long-awaited return to the mound did not go as hoped. His teammates were there to pick him up. Ramon Laureano hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Padres rallied to beat the Red Sox, 5-4, on Saturday night
King eyes efficiency in his return start against Red Sox
SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Michael King is set to make his long-awaited return to the mound. He is scheduled to face the Red Sox on Saturday at Petco Park. King has missed nearly three months due to a long thoracic nerve issue that affected the strength in his right
King (rehab start), Cortes (off IL) can give SD rotation sudden depth
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are piecing their rotation puzzle back together.
King declares himself '100%' after three-inning sim game
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ rotation is going to look different in August. How different? That’s TBD -- check back after the Trade Deadline on Thursday. But there’s at least one major addition on the way: Michael King.
King hits the gas on rehab, drops hint about return
SAN DIEGO -- Throughout Michael King’s rehab from a right shoulder and nerve injury, the Padres and King have been extremely hesitant to put any sort of timeline on his potential return. It’s a unique injury, and King’s health is paramount. They won’t rush him back. But on Thursday --
Darvish puts injury behind him with 63-pitch season debut
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres missed Yu. Sure, they’ve managed to persevere this season, even as their rotation has been hit hard by injuries. But were they ever thrilled to welcome Yu Darvish back into the fold Monday night, after he missed the first three-plus months of the season with
Padres' rotation closer to whole with Darvish set for 2025 debut
SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ rotation is getting the boost it has long been waiting for. Yu Darvish will return to the mound on Monday night when San Diego opens a four-game series against the division-rival Diamondbacks at Petco Park, manager Mike Shildt announced on Sunday.
Bogaerts returns to lineup, will be more careful on basepaths
CINCINNATI -- If necessity is the mother of invention, then caution is the father of prevention. Xander Bogaerts was back in the lineup Friday night at Great American Ball Park after jamming his left shoulder with a headfirst slide into home plate on Tuesday night against Washington and sitting out
Padres' bullpen stout after Bergert's injury exit
SAN DIEGO -- On Wednesday, the Padres will conclude what once loomed as perhaps the most daunting stretch on their schedule. They will have played 26 games in 27 days and 35 in 37. Many of those games were against division rivals and fellow contenders. At the outset, it became
Merrill bats second upon return from concussion: 'Super fun'
SAN DIEGO -- Jackson Merrill is back in the Padres’ starting lineup -- only not where you would expect him to be. The Padres activated their All-Star center fielder ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Royals at Petco Park -- and in a bit of a surprise, he