Ramon Laureano’s finger to be in a splint for three weeks; outfielder has ‘delusional hope’ to play at some point in October
Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park on Sept. 28, 2025 in San Diego, California. Elias Díaz exiting Game 161 with discomfort in his left oblique has at least forced the Padres to scramble contingencies into place for the postseason.
But perhaps adding Luis Campusano to the taxi squad on Sunday and not immediately activating him was a clue that Díaz dodged a significant injury. So was this: Díaz warmed up JP Sears while Freddy Fermin got his gear on before the start of the second inning. Fermin played all nine innings of the Padres’ 12-4 win over the Diamondbacks in the regular season finale, but questions about Díaz’s availability made it necessary to have a third catcher at least along for the ride to Chicago. Campusano had a locker in the home clubhouse at Petco Park but he had not arrived by the time doors were closed to reporters Sunday morning. Named a Pacific Coast League All-Star, Campusano hit .336/.441/.595 with 25 homers and 95 RBIs in 105 games this year at Triple-A El Paso. He was 0-for-21 across parts of 10 games in the majors, which at one point included one plate appearance between June 1 and June 13. Campusano did not catch a single pitch this year for the big-league team. The Padres also re-signed Martín Maldonado to a minor league deal after he was DFA’d following the acquisition of Fermin at the deadline. Maldonado had reportedly been staying ready at the Padres’ minor league complex in Arizona. Activating him would have required a 40-man roster move, but Jason Adam could easily be shifted from the 15- to the 60-day injured list.led off the game with a single to start a five-run rally in the first inning and went 1-for-2 with a run scored.singled in a run during that first-inning parade and homered to give the Padres a 6-2 lead in the third inning. It was Machado’s first home run and multi-hit game since Sept. 17. He entered the game hitting .207/.268/.332 in 49 games since the All-Star break and was out of the lineup twice this week after not taking a day off all season until Sept. 14.Ramón Laureano #5 of the San Diego Padres looks on during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park on Sept. 28, 2025 in San Diego, California. described the injury, will be in a splint for three weeks colors the 31-year-old’s frame of mind as he prepared to board the flight to Chicago.“I have delusional hope, yes,” Laureano said. Toward that end, Laureano said he’s doing a bit of activity in the gym but mostly focusing on resting/healing and his new job as a cheerleader. “Disappointed,” Laureano said, “but at the end of the day, it’s part of my life and I’ve got to move forward and do the best job that I can to rehab this as quick as possible and heal this and just support my teammates and help them against the opposition.”were selected as the Padres’ MVP and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, by the San Diego chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Tatis led the team in WAR as calculated by fangraphs.com and paired a team-high 32 steals with 25 homers and an .814 OPS. Pivetta, the Padres’ Game 1 starter in the NL wild-card series, went 13-5 with a 2.87 ERA and led the team in innings .to start the regular-season finale. Hart cannot return for 15 days without an injury to the staff, so he will not be part of the team’s wild-card or NLDS plans. Sears threw a season-high 113 pitches over 5⅔ innings of two-run ball. He struck out four, walked three and allowed seven hits. RHPThe team’s 90 wins are tied with the 2022 squad for the fifth-most in franchise history. Sunday’s sellout crowd of 45,072 pushed the season total to 3,437,201, a new franchise record. The 72 sellouts were also a club record.Huge thunderstorms producing flash flood conditions in eastern San Diego CountyLeonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, crew filmed all over San Diego County for ‘One Battle After Another’First look: Start times set for Padres-Cubs wild-card seriesPadres eliminate D-backs, keep alive hopes of hosting wild-card series
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