The Padres’ top prospect is headed to Seattle next month.
Shortstop Jackson Merrill will represent the Padres in the All-Star Futures Game, his first invitation to the midseason prospect showcase.The 20-year-old Merrill is not only the Padres’ top prospect, he’s No. 12 in MLB.com’s top-100.
He’s hitting .266/.300/.414 with seven homers, 29 RBIs and nine steals in 59 games at high Single-A Fort Wayne, his first season in the Midwest League. Two bouts with flu-like symptoms slowed Merrill – the Padres’ first-rounder in 2021 – at the start of the season.Current Padres who have appeared in an All-Star Futures Game include Luis Campusano , Adrián Morejón , Fernando Tatis Jr. , Brent Honeywell , Josh Hader , Joe Musgrove , Gary Sanchez , Blake Snell , Xander Bogaerts , Manny Machado and Nelson Cruz .
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Minors: Jantzen Witte slams El Paso to victory; farm system leaderboardJantzen Witte’s second hit on Saturday was a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning, rescuing Triple-A El Paso in an 11-9 win over visiting Tacoma.
Read more »
Padres notes: MacKenzie Gore set for Petco return, a pitching lab of their ownFormer Padres pitcher MacKenzie Gore set for first start at Petco Park since trade to Nationals; Padres and Point Loma Nazarene University partnering on a pitching lab
Read more »
Padres knuckle under, get shut out by Nationals despite Matt Waldron's solid debutPadres, who had scored 23 runs in the previous two games, can't score a single run in support of Matt Waldron, who was making his big-league debut
Read more »
Home runs lift Nationals in shutout of PadresJeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas hit solo homers to spoil Matt Waldron's major league debut and Josiah Gray and three relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Washington Nationals defeated the host San Diego Padres 2-0 on Saturday night.
Read more »
Candelario, Thomas homer in the Nationals' 2-0 victory over the PadresJeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Saturday night.
Read more »