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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Padres' Gavin Sheets gets injury update after scary wall collision in Pirates game
The post Padres' Gavin Sheets gets injury update after scary wall collision in Pirates game appeared first on ClutchPoints. Gavin Sheets gave the San Diego Padres fans a major scare on Sunday after crashing into the left-field wall during the fourth inning of their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Advertisement While tracking a deep shot from Adam Frazier, Sheets slammed into the padded fence at full speed. He dropped to the ground and stayed down for several minutes as team trainers rushed in. Thankfully, he managed to walk off the field on his own, and Brandon Lockridge replaced him in left field. Manager Mike Shildt later shared that Sheets suffered a head contusion, a sore hip, and a jammed wrist and thumb. He also noted the team is still checking for a possible concussion. Despite the multiple injuries, Shildt said Sheets had already shown signs of improvement in the hours following the incident. The timing could not be worse for San Diego. Advertisement Sheets has been one of the team's most pleasant surprises this season. After the Chicago White Sox let him go last November, the Padres picked him up on a minor league deal just before spring training. What started as a low-risk signing quickly turned into a key roster move. Since Opening Day, Sheets has become a major contributor, hitting .267 with an .817 OPS and has racked up 11 home runs, second only to Fernando Tatis Jr. on the team. He also leads San Diego in RBIs with 34. Known more for his bat, Sheets had mostly played first base and served as a designated hitter earlier in the season. But with the Padres struggling to produce from left field, he stepped in and made the transition. If he ends up missing time, the Padres may need to rely on utility players Tyler Wade and Brandon Lockridge. Lockridge finished the game in Sheets' place but was later replaced by Wade as a pinch-hitter when the Pirates changed pitchers. Advertisement While both are versatile, neither brings the same power or consistency at the plate as Sheets. The Padres came away with a 6-4 win, but the bigger concern now is the health of one of their most important offensive players. As medical evaluations continue, the team and its fans are hoping for good news. Losing Sheets for any stretch would be a tough challenge in the middle of an already competitive season.
Reuters
2 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Padres' Gavin Sheets avoids head injury after crash into wall
June 3 - San Diego left fielder Gavin Sheets said Monday that he passed all concussion tests following a hard face-first collision with the wall during the Padres' Sunday home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sheets was down on the warning track for several minutes after trying to prevent Adam Frazier's fourth-inning homer. He eventually was helped off the field and diagnosed with a head bruise, hip soreness and a jammed wrist and thumb. "All things considered, felt pretty good today," Sheets said prior to San Diego's road game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. "Woke up, head felt good. Last night, I was obviously sore, mainly in the hip. But I woke up today, and all things considered for the play, I felt pretty good." The left-handed-hitting Sheets wasn't in the Monday starting lineup despite the Giants going with ace right-hander Logan Webb. Tyler Wade got the start in left. Sheets, 29, has been a major surprise for the Padres this season. He leads the team with 34 RBIs and ranks second with 11 homers. Sheets was non-tendered by the Chicago White Sox following last season and the Padres took a flier on him and signed him to minor league deal just before the start of spring training. Sheets made the team and quickly turned himself a key cog as a first baseman and designated hitter. He is batting .267 and slugging .494 in 54 games and was just recently asked to play left field because of his hot bat. "I'll do whatever -- whatever they want me to do," Sheets said. "Whatever gets me in the lineup, whatever they need me to do, I'll do." With Sheets avoiding a serious head injury, Padres manager Mike Shildt had fun with the situation in which the 6-foot-3, 235-pound utility man ran full steam into the wall. "I think the fence is OK," Shildt said. --Field Level Media
New York Times
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Times
Padres have interest in Red Sox's Jarren Duran, but June could amplify multiple needs
SAN DIEGO — The month of June should not determine the ultimate trajectory of the San Diego Padres. There will be 78 games left when it is over — a relative eternity for one of April's hottest teams to recapture and sustain the brand of baseball it played early this season and throughout last summer. Yet there also is no guarantee that the Padres will fully awaken from their recent offensive malaise, that injured starting pitchers Michael King and Yu Darvish will return anytime soon or that, weeks from now, San Diego could justify acquiring significant reinforcements. Advertisement As the Padres face a daunting upcoming schedule and glaring holes at the bottom of their lineup, their list of trade targets again includes Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, league sources told The Athletic. The Padres expressed interest in Duran ahead of the 2024 season, before veteran left fielder Jurickson Profar and then-rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill joined Duran as first-time All-Stars. Now, an underwhelming Red Sox team might consider Duran expendable; outfielder Roman Anthony remains tantalizingly close to Boston, and a restless fan base has been clamoring for the arrival of the sport's consensus No. 1 prospect. Meanwhile, the Padres' need for a left fielder was amplified Sunday when their primary designated hitter, Gavin Sheets, exited an eventual 6-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates after crashing face-first into the left-field wall. Manager Mike Shildt later said Sheets was being evaluated for a head contusion, a sore hip and a jammed wrist and thumb, as well as the possibility of a concussion. Even if Sheets does not miss much time, Sunday's collision heightened the urgency for the Padres to find a viable alternative in left field. Sheets, a minor-league signee who has emerged as one of the team's most reliable hitters, has made only 15 career starts in left, and the fit already was awkward before it turned injurious. Jason Heyward, who started at that position on Opening Day, has a .492 on-base plus slugging percentage. The veteran is widely respected inside the San Diego clubhouse, but his current stint on the injured list might only be delaying an inevitable parting of ways. The Padres rank second-to-last in the majors with a .530 OPS from their left fielders, and their catchers also reside near the bottom with a .592 OPS. Whether the Padres possess enough prospect capital to acquire Duran — and leave enough resources for other needs — is another question. Duran, who can play multiple outfield positions, finished last season seventh in the majors in FanGraphs' version of wins above replacement. He has not been as productive in 2025, but the 28-year-old is making only $3.75 million and remains under affordable club control through 2026. The Padres still boast a pair of top-50 prospects in shortstop Leo De Vries and catcher Ethan Salas, but the organization's farm system has been thinned out over the past few years by a slew of win-now trades. Advertisement For now, president of baseball operations A.J. Preller might want to hold off on an all-out pursuit of left-field help. The Padres' need for starting pitching might be equally acute. King, their No. 1 starter, awoke May 24 with discomfort in his throwing shoulder. A battery of tests and visits with specialists has since produced a diagnosis of a pinched nerve. King has begun playing light catch and reported incremental improvement in his shoulder — the pitcher expressed optimism Sunday that he could return in weeks rather than months — but team officials have cautioned that the nerve in question will dictate the right-hander's timetable. ''Incremental' would probably be in caps,' Shildt said. As for Darvish, the Padres' most experienced starter has yet to make his season debut, and the 38-year-old hasn't thrown a full bullpen session since he felt forearm tightness recovering from a May 14 rehab start. Darvish plans to throw a full bullpen this week in San Francisco. Still, no matter how he recovers, the Padres will continue exercising caution with Darvish, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2015 and has encountered more elbow trouble in recent seasons. For San Diego, the injuries to a valuable slugger and a pair of key pitchers figure to increase their immediate level of difficulty. The Padres embarked Friday on a stretch of 26 games in 27 days, with 14 of those games coming away from Petco Park. Beginning with Monday's series opener at Oracle Park, they will play 14 of their next 17 games against National League West opponents. Seven of those games will come against the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. After matching a franchise record with a 14-3 start, the Padres have gone 19-21. Their once-relentless offense was the biggest culprit for their May mediocrity. Over the 18 games following a 21-run eruption against the historically awful Colorado Rockies, the Padres ranked last in the majors in OPS and third-to-last in runs per game. In the same span, Sheets supplied six of his 11 home runs and 12 of his team-leading 34 RBIs. Advertisement Sunday, despite another last-place opponent and Sheets' injury, brought a welcome display of offense. After trailing early, the Padres scored four runs while batting around in the seventh. While leadoff man Fernando Tatis Jr. remained mired in the worst slump of his career, he showed notable patience during a four-pitch walk that sustained the rally. Two other key hitters, Jackson Merrill and Luis Arraez, each finished the game with a pair of hits. Franchise third baseman Manny Machado provided his 349th career home run and came close to recording his 350th. This is your man? Yes. Look at the screen. That's mine. — San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 1, 2025 'Just the way we won, I think, was just huge,' Machado said. 'It's been a rough couple weeks, rough couple of months. But this group grinded it out, and we keep continuing to grind. So, continue doing that and play baseball the way we're capable of playing.' As the schedule shifts to a string of tougher matchups, however, depth figures to be essential. Even before Sheets' injury, the Padres faced significant questions about their rotation and offense. In one indication of a thin bench, San Diego entered Sunday with a .409 OPS in pinch hit plate appearances. So, with a June challenge upon them, the Padres certainly could use a left fielder with Duran's ability. Yet, depending on how King and Darvish recover, they also could use more starting pitching. This month might not make or break their playoff hopes, but it could go a long way toward determining their trajectory. The season remains relatively young. And there are only 52 games left before the trade deadline. — The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal contributed to this story. (Top photo of Jarren Duran: Stacy Revere / Getty Images)
Washington Post
3 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets leaves game after colliding face-first with padded wall
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets left Sunday's game against Pittsburgh after colliding face-first with the padded wall while tracking Adam Frazier's opposite-field home run in the fourth inning. Sheets gave the wall a quick glance before looking back at the ball and slamming into the wall, leaving an imprint. The ball hit the top of the wall and bounced into the crowd, giving Pittsburgh a 4-1 lead.
New York Times
4 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Padres' Gavin Sheets exits game after collision with outfield wall
SAN DIEGO — Gavin Sheets, the offensive surprise of the San Diego Padres' season, exited Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after crashing facefirst into the left-field wall at Petco Park. Sheets, the Padres' primary designated hitter, was playing left field during the top of the fourth when Pirates second baseman Adam Frazier drove a fly ball in his direction. Sheets turned, ran toward the wall and collided with it as the ball bounced off the top of the fence for a solo home run. As center fielder Jackson Merrill, manager Mike Shildt and two athletic trainers hurried to his side, Sheets remained on the ground for what would be multiple minutes. He eventually walked off the field under his own power. Outfielder Brandon Lockridge took Sheets' place in the field. Advertisement Sheets, 29, has been an unexpectedly valuable contributor for the Padres. Non-tendered by the Chicago White Sox in November, he joined San Diego on a minor-league deal shortly before spring training. He broke camp with the team and has since hit .267 with 11 home runs and a club-leading 34 RBIs. Sheets has spent the majority of his time at DH, but with veteran Jason Heyward on the injured list and the Padres severely lacking offense from the left-field spot, he recently joined the outfield rotation. Still, Sunday brought just his 15th career start in left, and his awkward fit at the position has been obvious. On May 18, in his first left-field start in several weeks, Sheets also collided with the Petco Park wall trying to make a play on a double. If Sheets must miss time because of a concussion or another injury, the Padres do not have many healthy alternatives in left. Lockridge has a .512 OPS. Utility player Tyler Wade, who also has filled in in left, has a .621 OPS. In April, outfielder Tirso Ornelas collected one hit in 14 at-bats during his first big-league stint.
