Padres optimistic that rookie center fielder can return to lineup Sunday and he could be available off the bench on Saturday
The Padres’ Jackson Merrill reacts after hitting a foul ball off his knee in the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Giants. emerged from the trainer’s room on Saturday afternoon just long enough to pass through the clubhouse, grab a sports drink from the team’s kitchen and head back to continue treatment.
Merrill fouled a ball off his left knee in the sixth inning on Friday, forcing him to the ground for some time. He stayed in the game to complete the at-bat, a strikeout, played center field in the seventh and then was replaced byWade is again in center field for his first start at the position since 2022 with the Angels. Friday was also the first time he’d played that position in the majors since that season.
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