Jermaine Ong is a Digital Content Producer at ABC 10News/KGTV in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO – The offseason is well underway for all of Major League Baseball, and the San Diego Padres are still making headlines.Here’s what has happened in the past few days in the Padres world:-- Pitching coach Ruben Niebla , considered to be one of the most important figures in the Padres organization, agreed to a multi-year contract to stay with the club, according to a Nov. 8 report from MLB.com’s AJ Cassavell.The team, as of Nov. 12, has not officially announced the deal.
The 21-year-old Merrill made the big league club out of spring training after switching from shortstop to centerfield -- a position he never played before -- and turned into one of the more integral players on the 2024 squad.Merrill played in 156 games and led all rookies in batting average , hits , extra-base hits , RBIs , and slugging percentage , while also playing near-elite defense.Merrill was named a National League All-Star and registered a single in this year's Midsummer Classic.
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