As it had seemed would be the case for some time, the Padres found out Saturday they will begin the postseason away from San Diego. “Road warriors,” Ryan O’Hearn said Saturday afternoon. “We’re going to Chicago to win.” They might have to do it with a new backup catcher and with a pitching plan that seems tenuous. But they know …
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The Padres accomplished some significant positives on Friday night, things they can feel good about going into the postseason. Fernando Tatis Jr. returned from his three-day bout with a flu-like illness and hit a grand slam. Luis Arraez and Ryan O’Hearn continued to hit. Xander Bogaerts began to hit. So did Gavin Sheets and maybe Manny Machado. And for at …
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PHOENIX — Well, I guess the only good news is that the San Diego Padres won’t have much to play for this weekend. The Arizona Diamondbacks had the Los Angeles Dodgers up against the wall on Wednesday night and let them off, sparked by a decision to bunt with Geraldo Perdomo to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning. …
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The Diamondbacks announced that they have recalled infielder Jordan Lawlar and left-hander Brandyn Garcia. First baseman Pavin Smith has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to August 28th, due to a strained left squad. Right-hander Taylor Rashi has been optioned to Triple-A Reno in the other corresponding move. Lawlar, now 23, has been one of the top prospects …
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The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled 23-year-old infielder and consensus top-ranked prospect Jordan Lawlar from Triple-A Reno on Friday before a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Diamondbacks also placed first baseman Pavin Smith on the injured list after he left Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee with left quad tightness. Additionally, reliever Taylor Rashi’s save on Thursday in his MLB debut …
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The D-Backs are hiring Tim Bogar as third base coach, report Nick Piecoro and José M. Romero of The Arizona Republic. He’d already been in the organization’s player development department but now returns to coaching. Arizona skipper Torey Lovullo announced on Wednesday that they were removing prior third base coach Shaun Larkin from that responsibility; Larkin will remain on staff …
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PHOENIX — A few hours after the MLB trade deadline on Thursday, the Seattle Mariners turned a 5-4-3 double play against the Texas Rangers that started with third baseman Eugenio Suarez and ended with first baseman Josh Naylor. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent their corner infielders to the Mariners in separate deals at the trade deadline, as they admitted defeat on …
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PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded veteran starting pitcher and longtime rotation mainstay Merrill Kelly to the Texas Rangers, Arizona Sports‘ John Gambadoro reported ahead of the trade deadline on Thursday. The D-backs received three pitching prospects in return: left-hander Kohl Drake, right-hander David Hagaman and left-hander Mitch Bratt. Drake is Texas’ No. 5 prospect on MLB Pipeline, Bratt …
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Jul 31, 2025, 05:30 PM ET The Texas Rangers made a move to bolster the top of their rotation with minutes remaining before the trade deadline on Thursday, acquiring Merrill Kelly from the Arizona Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Kelly, 36, is making $7 million in the final season of his contract and has put together a nice year, …
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The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks to land Eugenio Suárez, whose offensive renaissance made him one of the most coveted targets of this year’s trade deadline market, a source confirmed on Wednesday night to The Athletic. Under the agreement, Suárez’s right-handed power bat returns to Seattle, where he hit 53 home runs for the Mariners …
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