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Machado returns with a double: 'A good day'

@AJCassavell
February 24, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Manny Machado's first swing of the spring was a Manny Machado swing if there ever was one. Brewers starter Rob Zastryzny threw a fastball on the outside corner. Machado squared it up and sent it to the right-center-field gap, then cruised into second with a ground-rule double.

Machado's 'hit every checkpoint' and could be ready for Seoul opener

@AJCassavell
February 13, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Manny Machado rolled into the Peoria Sports Complex on Tuesday morning, his second day at Padres camp this spring. He took a few swings. He took ground balls at third base and threw a few across the diamond. None of it would’ve been particularly noteworthy -- except

'A disappointing year': Machado headed toward elbow surgery

@AJCassavell
September 18, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- Manny Machado appears headed for offseason elbow surgery -- or perhaps even in-season elbow surgery, depending on the Padres' fate down the stretch. The star third baseman said Monday that he is "going in the direction of having surgery pretty soon," adding that he's hopeful to be

Padres drop the curtain on Musgrove's season

@AJCassavell
September 15, 2023

OAKLAND -- Joe Musgrove’s roller coaster of a 2023 season has officially come to an end. The Padres have slowed Musgrove’s throwing program, effectively ending the right-hander's season. Though Musgrove, who has been sidelined since early August with right shoulder capsule inflammation, hasn’t experienced any setbacks in his buildup, the

Darvish (stress reaction in elbow) shut down for rest of '23

@AJCassavell
September 13, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- In the end, Yu Darvish’s 2023 season unfolded a lot like that of the ‘23 Padres. It began with much fanfare, didn’t live up to expectations and, now, it’s destined to end sooner than anyone in San Diego ever hoped for. On Tuesday, the Padres formally shut

'Sick to your stomach': Sánchez fractures wrist on HBP

Padres catcher likely out for season after sustaining injury in loss to Phillies
@AJCassavell
September 6, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- In no uncertain terms, Gary Sánchez helped keep the 2023 Padres afloat. Claimed off waivers from the Mets in May, Sánchez raked from the moment he arrived. He fit in seamlessly with San Diego's pitching staff. And although Sánchez wouldn’t quite sustain his torrid start at the

Darvish has bone spur in right elbow: 'Relief in a sense'

Right-hander avoids significant damage but will be shut down temporarily
@AJCassavell
September 1, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Yu Darvish has a bone spur in his right elbow, recent tests revealed -- a blow to Darvish’s chances of returning this season but, all things considered, positive news for the Padres as it appears Darvish has avoided any significant damage. “There’s some relief in

Will Darvish and Musgrove return this season?

@AJCassavell
August 29, 2023

This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Joe Musgrove makes it no secret how badly he wants to pitch again this year. Yu Darvish -- who landed on the IL on

Darvish hopeful after landing on IL with elbow inflammation

@AJCassavell
August 29, 2023

ST. LOUIS -- The Padres' fading playoff hopes took another serious hit on Monday when right-hander Yu Darvish landed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Darvish underwent further tests to determine the extent of the injury, and the team had not yet announced those results by Monday

Cronenworth's broken wrist latest obstacle for Friars

@tim_stebbins
August 27, 2023

MILWAUKEE -- Even before they took the field Saturday night in Milwaukee, the Padres suffered a loss that damaged their already fleeting playoff hopes. Jake Cronenworth stood at his locker Saturday afternoon, donning a large cast, after landing on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right wrist suffered Friday.

Musgrove shut down for 3 weeks; Friars hope for '23 return

@AJCassavell
August 4, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ climb to the postseason grew a bit steeper on Friday, with news that they’ll be without frontline starting pitcher Joe Musgrove for the foreseeable future. The right-hander will be shut down from throwing for at least three weeks after tests revealed inflammation in his right

Musgrove (sore shoulder) scratched; next start in play

@AJCassavell
August 2, 2023

DENVER -- Good thing the Padres fortified their rotation depth at the Trade Deadline. They’re going to need it. A day after San Diego landed Rich Hill in a trade with Pittsburgh, ace right-hander Joe Musgrove was scratched from Wednesday’s start against the Rockies with right shoulder soreness. Right-hander Nick

Kim injures toe kicking water cooler

@AJCassavell
July 8, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- One frustration compounding into another – an apt summary of the 2023 Padres’ season to date, and also Ha-Seong Kim’s Friday night at Petco Park. San Diego’s spark-plug second baseman exited the Padres’ 7-5, 10-inning loss to the Mets after he jammed his toe kicking a water

Tatis starts in center with Grisham sidelined

@AJCassavell
June 6, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in center field, albeit not entirely by design. Moments before first pitch of the Padres' 5-0 victory over the Cubs on Monday night at Petco Park, the Padres star moved from right field to center after starting center fielder Trent Grisham was

With Padres' offense rounding into form, Machado activated

@AJCassavell
June 2, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ offense has been trending upward of late, and on Friday, they welcomed one of their biggest bats back into the fold. Star third baseman Manny Machado was activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Cubs at Petco Park. The

Kim crumples in pain but avoids the worst

Padres infielder exits after fouling ball off left knee; X-rays are negative
@AJCassavell
May 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – Already without Manny Machado, the Padres’ infield took another hit on Thursday afternoon. Ha-Seong Kim exited the team’s 8-6 victory over the Nationals in the top of the second inning after fouling a ball off the inside of his left knee. Kim crumpled to the ground at Nationals

Machado placed on IL with fractured left hand

@AJCassavell
May 19, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- It had been nearly nine years since the last time Manny Machado found himself on the injured list. The Padres superstar third baseman prides himself on his availability, so, yes, Friday’s transaction pained him greatly. But a fractured metacarpal is a fractured metacarpal -- and Machado landed

X-rays clear for Machado after HBP to hand

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May 16, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- Brad Keller’s wildness helped lift the Padres’ offense out of the doldrums Monday night. But it also knocked Manny Machado out of the game. Machado exited the Padres’ 4-0 victory over the Royals during the fourth inning at Petco Park after Keller plunked him on the left

Campusano (thumb surgery) likely out until around All-Star break

@AJCassavell
May 12, 2023

LOS ANGELES -- The Padres’ already-thin catching situation took a major hit on Friday. Luis Campusano had surgery to repair a ligament in his ailing left thumb, manager Bob Melvin said, setting a timetable of at least eight weeks before Campusano's potential return. That would rule Campusano out until sometime

Darvish eyes Mexico after cramps end his start

@AJCassavell
April 23, 2023

PHOENIX -- Padres right-hander Yu Darvish expects to make his next start, after a brief injury scare Sunday afternoon in a 7-5 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field. Darvish exited in the sixth inning in visible discomfort with a right hamstring issue, but he later said that he’d only

Padres 'in for something special' as Tatis rejoins club

@AJCassavell
April 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO -- At long last, Fernando Tatis Jr. is back in San Diego with the Padres. With three games remaining on his PED suspension, Tatis rejoined the team at Petco Park on Monday and will not play any additional Minor League games before his return. Tatis worked out with

Musgrove 'feeling much better' after setback in rehab

@AJCassavell
April 10, 2023

NEW YORK -- The Padres are back at Citi Field this week, back at the site of their National League Wild Card Series triumph over the Mets, back where a shiny-eared Joe Musgrove held New York to one hit over seven innings in a winner-take-all playoff game on Oct. 9,

Suarez likely to begin season on IL

@AJCassavell
March 26, 2023

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres spent their offseason constructing a deep bullpen with a few electric arms at the back end. That depth, it seems, is going to get an early test. Because another one of those electric arms is likely to open the season on the injured list. Right-hander

Nola diagnosis encouraging, but SD injury list is deep

@AJCassavell
March 22, 2023

PEORIA, Ariz. -- With less than a week until the Padres break camp in Peoria, their Opening Day roster picture is suddenly as murky as it has been all spring. San Diego caught a couple of rough injury breaks on Sunday, when catcher Austin Nola was hit in the nose