The Padres felt like Kolek’s pitch mix, in particular a sinker that had a groundball rate over 60% last season when he was ...

Jason Adam allows three runs in ninth; Martín Maldonado gets first hit of spring; Brandon Lockridge extends hitting streak to ...

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Kolek, Kyle Hart, Randy Vasquez and Matt Waldron have been battling for the Padres' final rotation spot for most of spring training, but Waldron recently suffered an oblique injury that will probably ...

Kolek completed four innings in a Cactus League appearance against the Royals on Thursday, allowing one run on three hits while issuing one walk and striking out two batters.

Padres manager Mike Shildt gave an update on the competition this weekend as right-hander Matt Waldron was sidelined by an ...

The start to Yu Darvish’s 2025 season is in jeopardy of being delayed, after the Padres recently paused his throwing program ...

The San Diego Padres starting rotation remains incomplete with Opening Day quickly approaching. The Friars have four starters, but are searching for one more pi ...

Stephen Kolek has been making the transition from the bullpen to the rotation for a couple of weeks, and manager Mike Shildt provided a huge update Saturday. “I think he’s taken to it really ...

P EORIA, Ariz. — Stephen Kolek already had been plucked out of the Mariners system in the Rule 5 draft when he got married last January. The Padres’ trip to South Korea for the Seoul Series ...

Ariel Huckporti was just beginning to develop a role of his own, albeit one out of necessity. He’s played well. However, ...