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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Padres release Oscar Gonzalez
The San Diego Padres have given outfielder Oscar Gonzalez his unconditional release to allow him to pursue a job in Japan with the Nippon Professional Baseball organization, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. With the designation of Yuli Gurriel, the trade of Connor Joe to the Reds and the release of Gonzalez, the Padres have 37 players on their 40-man roster. Advertisement Gonzalez provided 61 plate appearances while hitting .220/.246/.237 with the Padres during the absence of both Jackson Merrill and Brandon Lockridge to injury. His 52% chase rate and 27% whiff rate along with his 21% K rate made it unlikely he would see time with the Padres again except in case of injury. The team is now even thinner in left field options and almost certainly will need to trade for, or sign a free agent, for more depth for the outfield. It is also likely they will entertain the prospect of replacing Jason Heyward and his sub-par offense for the regular left field job. There is plenty of roster space to add the needed help. More from
Reuters
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Padres activate 2B Jake Cronenworth (rib) from IL
May 9 - San Diego Padres standout second baseman Jake Cronenworth was activated off the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's road game against the Colorado Rockies. Cronenworth missed the past four-plus weeks due to a fractured rib. Cronenworth was hit by a pitch on April 6 during a contest against the Chicago Cubs and attempted to play through the injury. Two days later, he exited a game against the Athletics due to increasing pain in the ribs. San Diego opened a roster spot by optioning outfielder Oscar Gonzalez to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Cronenworth, 31, batted .257 with a .409 on-base percentage in nine games this season before going on the IL. He has two homers and five RBIs. The two-time All-Star is in his sixth season with the Padres. He is batting .247 with 71 homers and 315 RBIs in 658 career games. Despite lengthy absences of Cronenworth and All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill, the Padres possess a 23-13 record that rates fourth in the majors. Merrill returned to the lineup Tuesday after missing 24 games with a right hamstring injury. --Field Level Media
