Luis Arraez underwent surgery on his left ... in left field and at catcher. The contact-oriented Padres, however, value Arraez’s combination of skills and intangibles, and the team is expected ...

Luis Arraez is back in the lineup as ... at first base against a left-handed starting pitcher. Catcher Luis Campusano is also back in the Padres lineup and looking for his first hit since May ...

Catcher Brandon Valenzuela and left-hander Omar Cruz are returning to the organization on minor league deals that include ...

including one catcher, one designated hitter, one utility player, one player at each infield position, and three outfielders. Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill, Jurickson Profar, and Luis Arraez are ...

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Several other Padres players are also in strong positions. Luis Arraez leads NL second basemen ... seventh among catchers, and Ha-Seong Kim, sixth among shortstops. Rookie Jackson Merrill ranks ...

Padres notes: Heads-up for Xander Bogaerts; possible tweak for Luis Arraez; Jurickson Profar's ... Kyle Higashioka KYLE HIGASHIOKA Position(s): Catcher Age: 34 Bats / Throws: Right / Right Height ...

The San Diego Padres took a massive step forward after ... and then turned around and acquired both Dylan Cease and Luis Arraez. They then bolstered their bullpen at the deadline with Tanner ...

“He was locating his heaters, both in and out,’’ Atlanta catcher Travis ... San Diego Padres' Kyle Higashioka, right, celebrates his solo home run with Luis Arraez during the ...

But Luis Arraez had an awful postseason (.226 average), and Jake Cronenworth (.136) and Xander Bogaerts (.167) weren’t much better. The Padres' offense ... outfielder and a catcher would be ...

In Sunday’s rebound performance, the Padres got the homer-robbing catch by Jurickson Profar, a sprinting snag by Tatis, and a couple of nifty plays at first base by Luis Arraez. Along the way ...