Randy Vasquez had his first misstep of Spring Training in the San Diego Padres 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers at the Peoria Sports Complex on Monday. He allowed two runs on three hits, walked two and had two strikeouts over four innings. That may not sound great, but when you consider how Texas was able to plate the runs, it makes the performance a little easier to understand for San Diego fans. A single, a stolen base and a two-out single scored the first run for the Rangers, but the second run came
as a result of a two-out triple. Sometimes the batter puts the ball in the right spot to get the best result and that is what Brandon Nimmo did with a sharp ground ball down the right field line. Both runs allowed by Vasquez came in the second inning. He settled in for the remainder of his outing and kept Texas off the board. The Padres offense did not find much success against Rangers pitching. San Diego recorded four hits in the game and the one run the Padres scored crossed the plate as a result of an error.
San Diego plays the Los Angeles Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. at 1:10 p.m. today.
Padres News:
- Reliever Bryan Hoeing is considering the possibly of having surgery to repair his injured elbow. Manager Craig Stammen said he expects a decision in the near future. If Hoeing decides to have surgery he may not be the only member of the San Diego roster on the injured list. Sung-Mun Song may also start the season on the IL due to him reaggravating his injured oblique. One positive injury note is that Jason Adam remains on track to be on the roster and in the bullpen on Opening Day.
- San Diego signed veteran outfielder Alex Verdugo to a minor league deal without an invitation to Spring Training, so he is working to improve and impress the Padres staff to make a case for him seeing some big-league at-bats in 2026.
- Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune issued his latest installment of the Padres roster review with his focus being Nick Castellanos. The slugger had a public exit from Philadelphia but seems to have settled in well with his new teammates and organization.
- The Padres outrighted reliever Daison Acosta to open a spot on the 40-man roster and sent catcher Ethan Salas to minor league camp. Acosta was placed on waivers this weekend and passed through unclaimed and will remain in the San Diego organization.
- Zack Littell ended his free agency and signed with the Washington Nationals this weekend. Lincoln Zdunich of Gaslamp Ball makes a case for why Padres general manager A.J. Preller should have competed for his services.
Baseball News:
- The Philadelphia Phillies and left-handed starter Jesus Luzardo agreed to a five-year contract extension on Monday that will pay him $135 million.
- Detroit Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle hit his first home run of Spring Training and is making his case for remaining with the team to and possibly through Opening Day.
- New York Yankees prospect Spencer Jones, who has hit some prodigious home runs in spring camp, has been sent to Triple-A by the organization. The Yankees also announced that Max Fried will start Opening Day for the club.
WBC News:
- Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his first WBC home run, and it came in the form of a grand slam as the Dominican Republic moved to 3-0 with a dominant outing against Israel.
- The US held off a late comeback attempt from Mexico to secure a win and remain undefeated in the tournament.
- Tarik Skubal will leave Team USA and return to Tigers camp in order to prepare for the upcoming season.
- Venezuela beat Nicaragua to setup a matchup with the Dominican Republic that will feature two undefeated teams.
- Puerto Rico beat Cuba and will continue on to the quarterfinals of the WBC.
