While confident in the 22-year-old center fielder's long-term prognosis, Shildt revealed some short-term concerns that leave open the possibility Merrill will land on the injured list.

This is where matchups and OBP begin to play into the equation. AI gives the spot to Xander Bogaerts with his right-handed bat and .322 OBP. This spot is often filled by Ramón Laureano in the Padres ...

Merrill (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Giants.

One of the newer strengths manifested itself in Wednesday night's 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants. Gavin Sheets, who started for most of the first four months but has been a bit player ...

The Padres’ four home runs Wednesday — including three from Sheets and O'Hearn — were their most since they crushed five on May 10.

Ahead of Wednesday’s series finale, manager Mike Shildt decided to remove Bogaerts from the starting lineup, with Jose Iglesias taking over at shortstop. The move comes with star outfielder Jackson ...

The San Diego Padres traded a package of six top prospects to the Baltimore Orioles at the trade deadline for outfielder Ramón Laureano and first baseman Ryan O ...

Jake Cronenworth is back in Wednesday’s lineup. Jackson Merrill, however, is not as the 22-year-old center fielder will miss ...

The San Diego Padres got back on the winning back on Tuesday, beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1. San Diego got a fantastic ...

Merrill will be out of the Padres' lineup for a third consecutive game while working through a left ankle injury that he has been dealing with since this past Friday. Gavin Sheets, Ramon Laureano and ...