SAN DIEGO PADRES NEWS

Moves up from Triple-A The Padres recalled Cosgrove from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact Cosgrove will likely operate as a low-leverage reliever for the Padres as he returns to the big leagues for the third time this season. Over his previous two stints with the big club, Cosgrove gave up 19 earned runs on 23 hits and six walks over 14.2 innings.

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Links up with San Diego Ahmed signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Sunday.

Impact The 34-year-old elected free agency last week after being designated for assignment by the Giants, and he'll continue his 2024 tour of the NL West with San Diego. Ahmed has played in 69 games between the Dodgers and Giants this season and has a .232/.271/.300 slash line with two homers and two steals.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Links up with San Diego Ahmed signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on Sunday.

Impact The 34-year-old elected free agency last week after being designated for assignment by the Giants, and he'll continue his 2024 tour of the NL West with San Diego. Ahmed has played in 69 games between the Dodgers and Giants this season and has a .232/.271/.300 slash line with two home runs and two steals.

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Shifts to 60-day IL The Padres transferred Kolek to the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Impact The right-hander landed on the shelf in late July due to forearm tendinitis, and he now won't be eligible to be reinstated until after the regular season. Kolek recently resumed playing catch but has yet to throw off a mound, so he still has significant work to do in his rehab program.

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Shifts to 60-day IL The Padres transferred Kolek (forearm) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander landed on the shelf in late July due to forearm tendinitis, and he now won't be eligible to be reinstated until after the regular season. Kolek recently resumed playing catch but has yet to throw off a mound, so he still has significant work to do in his rehab program.

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Added to 40-man roster The Padres selected Lockridge to the 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was acquired from the Yankees ahead of the summer trade deadline and is now positioned to make his MLB debut during the final month of the campaign. Lockridge has an .811 OPS with nine homers in 25 games for El Paso since being traded.

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Added to 40-man roster The Padres selected Lockridge to the 40-man roster and optioned him to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was acquired from the Yankees ahead of the summer trade deadline and is now positioned to make his MLB debut during the final month of the campaign. Lockridge has an .811 OPS with nine home runs in 25 games for El Paso since being acquired by the Padres.

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Back from IL The Padres reinstated Peralta (thigh) from the 15-day injured list Sunday.

Impact The left-hander has been sidelined since mid-July due to a left adductor strain, but he's ready to rejoin the Friars after three scoreless rehab appearances. Peralta has 11 holds this season but has struggled at times with a 4.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 20:12 K:BB over 34 innings.

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Back from IL The Padres reinstated Peralta (thigh) from the 15-day injured list Sunday.

Impact The left-hander has been sidelined since mid-July due to a left adductor strain, but he's ready to rejoin the Friars after three scoreless rehab appearances. Peralta has 11 holds this season but has struggled at times with a 4.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 20:12 K:BB over 34 innings.

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DFA'd by San Diego The Padres designated Bachar for assignment Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Monday and has now lost his place on the 40-man roster. Bachar received his first big-league call-up in August but has yet to make his MLB debut.

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Booted off 40-man roster The Padres designated Bachar for assignment Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Monday and has now lost his place on the 40-man roster. Bachar received his first big-league call-up in August but has yet to make his MLB debut.

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Contract selected by Friars The Padres selected Diaz's contract from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The 33-year-old joined the Padres on a minor-league contract Aug. 26 and will join the big club Sunday as MLB rosters expand to 28 players. Diaz may not receive consistent playing time, and he should serve as the backup to Luis Campusano on Sunday as Kyle Higashioka manages flu-like symptoms.

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Gets call-up The Padres selected Diaz's contract from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The 33-year-old joined the Padres on a minor-league contract Aug. 26 and will join the big club Sunday as MLB rosters expand to 28 players. Diaz may not receive consistent playing time, and he should serve as the backup to Luis Campusano on Sunday as Kyle Higashioka manages flu-like symptoms.

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Sent to Triple-A The Padres optioned Vasquez to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was tagged for nine runs Saturday against the Rays and won't retain his spot on the big-league roster. Vasquez has a 5.18 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 58:28 K:BB across 92 innings this season, and it's unclear if he'll receive another look in the rotation for San Diego this year.

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Sent to Triple-A The Padres optioned Vasquez to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

Impact The right-hander was tagged for nine runs Saturday against the Rays and won't retain his spot on the big-league roster. Vasquez has a 5.18 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 58:28 K:BB across 92 innings this season, and it's unclear if he'll receive another look in the rotation for San Diego this season with Yu Darvish (elbow) nearing a return from the injured list.

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On bench again Sunday Higashioka (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Higashioka was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to flu-like symptoms, and he'll sit Sunday for a second straight game. Luis Campusano will receive another start behind the plate in the series finale.

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On bench again Sunday Higashioka (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Higashioka was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to flu-like symptoms, and he'll sit Sunday for a second straight game. Luis Campusano will receive another start behind the plate in the series finale.

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Padres minors: Matt Waldron back on El Paso's mound; Tyson Neighbors settling in with Storm Padres knuckleballer makes first start with Triple-A El Paso following demotion

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Padres, unfazed by loss, meet Rays in rubber game After trading lopsided victories, the Tampa Bay Rays and visiting San Diego Padres will face off in the rubber game of their three-game seri...

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Rays and Padres meet in series rubber match

Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the San Diego Padres are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday

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Expected to be called up The Padres are expected to call up Diaz from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact After being released by the Rockies on Aug. 16, Diaz signed a minor-league contract with the Padres 10 days later. He's gone 3-for-12 with three runs scored, one home run and six RBI across his three outings with El Paso, and he will join the Padres' roster when it expands to 28 players Sunday. Diaz joining the big club is timely, given that fellow catcher Kyle Higashioka was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to flu-like symptoms.

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Expected to be called up The Padres are expected to call up Diaz from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact After being released by the Rockies on Aug. 16, Diaz signed a minor-league contract with the Padres 10 days later. He's gone 3-for-12 with three runs scored, one home run and six RBI across his three outings with El Paso, and he will join the Padres active roster when it expands to 28 players Sunday. Diaz will provide a third option at catcher behind Kyle Higashioka (illness) and Luis Campusano.

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Set to be recalled Sunday The Padres are expected to recall Cosgrove from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Cosgrove is expected to provide coverage for the Padres' bullpen while Wandy Peralta (thigh) and Stephen Kolek (forearm) continuing to work through their respective injuries. Cosgrove has an 11.66 ERA and 1.98 WHIP across 14.2 major-league innings this season.

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Set to be recalled Sunday The Padres are expected to recall Cosgrove from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Impact Cosgrove is expected to provide coverage for the Padres bullpen while Wandy Peralta (thigh) and Stephen Kolek (forearm) continue to work through their respective injuries. Cosgrove has an 11.66 ERA and 1.98 WHIP across 14.2 major-league innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Padres notes: Alek Jacob picks up bullpen; Wandy Peralta, Elías Díaz set to join roster; Fernando Tatis Jr. appears close to doing so MLB rosters expand on Sunday, and Fernando Tatis Jr. appears days away from return from injured list; odd day off next week explained

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