Breaking News: Padres Pitcher Injured in Bizarre Incident, Out for the Rest of the Season
The San Diego Padres made several roster adjustments before their series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
One significant change was placing relief pitcher Wandy Peralta on the 15-day injured list. The left-hander left Tuesday’s game due to an adductor strain that hasn’t healed sufficiently to avoid the IL.
“It’s a little more severe than we thought,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “It’s going to require some time. It’s going to require some time away to rest, heal.”
Peralta has posted a 4.50 ERA over 34 innings this season, but has struggled recently, allowing 10 earned runs in his last nine innings.
With Peralta sidelined, the Padres called up Sean Reynolds from Triple-A El Paso for his major league debut. A former hitter, the 6-foot-8 Reynolds reaches triple digits with his four-seamer and was acquired, along with Garrett Cooper, in a trade with the Miami Marlins that sent Ryan Weathers to Miami.
Before the trade, Reynolds had a 3.50 ERA in 18 innings at Triple-A Jacksonville. He finished the season in El Paso, where he had a 13.50 ERA in 16 innings.
This year, the 26-year-old Reynolds has a 6.55 ERA in 45.1 innings at Triple-A El Paso, but has 13 strikeouts over 8.2 scoreless innings in his last four appearances.
