Xander Bogaerts, Manny Machado, Juan Soto and others will get ample time in Cactus League games before departing for WBC
Padres fans coming to watch games in the first week or so of Cactus League play will likely get to see more big names than usual.
Melvin said those players will play “earlier on and maybe a couple games in a row” in the first week of games, which begin with Friday’s exhibition against the Mariners at Peoria Stadium.“Usually it’s one on, one off for your veteran guys and maybe not even the first couple games,” Melvin said. “These guys are going to want to get in games and get some at-bats early on.”
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