The season hasn't started out the way most Padres fans would have wanted, but these three players have stepped up so far.
Luis Campusano and Ha-Seong Kim each belted three-run homers Sunday and the San Diego Padres scored 12 runs in the first three innings en route to a 13-4 drubbing of the visiting San Francisco Giants.
One San Diego Padres player that has impressed manager Mike Shildt in Spring Training this year is catcher Luis Campusano. The 25-year-old finally earned the starting catcher role for the Padres this year.
With the start of the 2023 season a little more than two months away, the San Diego Padres and their fans wonder what they have behind the plate.
The Friars have all the tools to be a competitive team and challenge the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West crown. We might be getting ahead of ourselves, but why not, right? San Diego has stars who will likely produce more efficiently in 2024 than they did last season.
The biggest priority for the San Diego Padres as they head into their offseason is fielding a team that can get them back to the playoffs. The team missed the postseason this season in disappointing fashion after a strong offseason filled with plenty of hype.
Looking back on Luis Campusano and Brett Sullivan’s 2023 seasons Luis Campusano: 1.1 fWAR, 49 G, .319 AVG, .356 OBP, .491 SLG, 134 wRC+, 27 R, 30 RBI, 7 HR Brett Sullivan: -0.4 fWAR, 33 G, .210 AVG, .244 OBP, .284 SLG, 46 wRC+, 7 R, 6 RBI, 1 HR Campusano is one of the what ifs in the Padres 2023 season.
With two games left before the start of what is shaping up to be a seismic offseason, the Padres had a couple more roster moves to make on Saturday afternoon.
Padres catcher Luis Campusano suffered an unfortunate injury in Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants. Campusano took a foul ball to the groin region, and was forced to exit the game after being in an immense amount of pain.
There is only a little under a month left to go in the regular season, so it's go-time for the San Diego Padres. They find themselves in a tough spot right now, but this team isn’t made of quitters and they will continue to fight.
Luis Campusano had four hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs, Jackson Wolf won his major league debut and the visiting San Diego Padres pounded the Detroit Tigers 14-3 on Saturday.
The Padres made four key roster moves ahead of their win against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday. Catcher Luis Campusano, who suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb in April, was activated off of the 60-day-IL.
The Padres announced a broad-reaching slate of roster moves Tuesday, most notably designating infielder/outfielder Rougned Odor for assignment and optioning catcher Austin Nola to Triple-A El Paso. San Diego also optioned utilityman Brandon Dixon to El Paso.
The San Diego Padres are no stranger to injuries this season. We're almost halfway through the season, and they have already suffered through their fair share of injuries to some of their key players. One of those players is their top reliever, who has yet to pitch in 2023, righty Robert Suarez.
As noted by MLB.com, manager Bob Melvin considered Saturday’s steps forward 'significant' as Campusano continues his rehab process, but the club has not yet set a timeline for the catcher to begin a rehab assignment.
Just when things are starting to look at least a little better for your San Diego Padres, some form of reality hits and they look like the same disappointing team that kicked off 2023.
The San Diego Padres just received some heartbreaking news that they will be without Luis Campusano for at least two months due to a necessary thumb procedure.
Padres catcher Luis Campusano underwent surgery on his ailing left thumb and is expected to be sidelined around two months.
The San Diego Padres have a very stacked team. They're one of the deepest teams in the league and are poised to make a deep run this season. They have
On Thursday night, the Padres suffered a heartbreak. After failing to get anything going aside from Manny Machado’s solo home run (his first of the season), they finally broke through with a Trent Grisham bomb to tie the game when all hope seemed lost.
Padres catcher Luis Campusano was a top-100 prospect in baseball three years in a row, dropping off mostly because he lost his rookie/prospect status during the 2022 season.
Campusano might have a bright future in San Diego 2022 Regular Season Statistics -0.2 fWAR, 16 G, .250 AVG, .260 OBP, .333 SLG, 73 OPS+, 4 R, 5 RBI, 1
With a strong core in place, the Padres are just a piece or two away from being a real contender to reach the World Series.
With this issue out of the way, the 22-year-old Campusano will be in line for playing time throughout 2021 and beyond with the World Series-hopeful Padres.
Padres catcher Luis Campusano was arrested in Georgia on Saturday on felony marijuana possession charges.
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