Nevertheless, not every young player would display the maturity Merrill is showing amid one of the worst stretches of his big ...

Say this much for San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. When he snaps a slump, he doesn't do it with a bloop single off the end of the bat.

The San Diego Padres stayed in character Sunday, using their top selection in the MLB Draft on a high school player for a ...

Merrill hadn’t homered since May 27, a span of 35 games. He hit a two-run, opposite-field shot to left center with one out in ...

Nick Pivetta was sharp, but the Phillies beat the Padres 2-1 to cap a first half full of narrow outcomes. San Diego heads ...

The San Diego Padres desperately need to add an outfielder alongside Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., and a trade ...

Manny Machado 's seventh-inning sacrifice fly led the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on ...

Phillies first. Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes. Trea Turner strikes out swinging. Bryce Harper walks. Nick Castellanos reaches on error. Bryce Harper to second. Throwing error by Manny ...

Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill, who hadn’t homered since May 27, ended his drought in a big way with two homers off ...

That was about the only lament the Padres had after finishing the longest homestand of the season with a 6-4 record to go ...

The Padres are taking a chance on a high school left-hander with upside -- which probably should not come as a surprise. With ...