Padres first baseman sidelined by calf injury, does pregame work in outfield and team hopeful he can avoid injured list
Jake Cronenworth could not play Tuesday, but the Padres are hopeful he can avoid the injured list and return later this week. Cronenworth felt “tightness” in his right calf running out a grounder in the eighth inning of Monday’s 7-3 victory over the Brewers. He played one more half-inning before being replaced at first base in the ninth. “It's in a unique spot,” manager Mike Shildt said Tuesday afternoon. “It's not the calf. It kind of leaks into the hamstring.
Profar also batted third, in Cronenworth’s spot. “It was more about the lefty on the mound for them and getting ‘Sugar,’ who has done a lot of things really well for us, a chance to get a start and get out there and get some at-bats,” Shildt said of starting Profar over Batten at first base so Azocar could start for the first time in 13 days. Profar said before the game he had not even taken reps at first in spring training.
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