San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt spoke about All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.'s contributions after breaking out of his slump.

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The San Diego Padres selected the contract of outfielder Bryce Johnson from Triple-A El Paso and optioned catcher Luis Campusano.

The Padres signed Heyward as a free agent to a one-year deal in February. However, he has not hit the way San Diego would have hoped. The left fielder’s batting has been the worst of his 16-season MLB career.

For every split-second that Andy Pages continued his staredown of Dylan Cease, the possibility of Dodgers-Padres fireworks seemed to increase exponentially. Players from both sides jumped the railings of their dugouts and scowled at each other from the warning-track dirt.

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San Diego Padres All-Star outfielder Jackson Merrill has been placed on the seven-day injured list after sustaining a concussion during Saturday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, per the Associated Press.

There is one clear need for the San Diego Padres in the build-up to the MLB trade deadline: a corner outfielder. With the injury to Jackson Merrill, a concussion that put him on the seven-day injured list, the outfield is even more of a need.