San Diego Padres All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is on the longest home run drought of his career, and spoke about his need to perform better to help ...

After a slow start, Braves center fielder Michael Harris II is hitting like a star again — and proving his long-term value in Atlanta.

Jackson Merrill will miss a fourth straight game as Ramón Laureano is again in center field for Thursday’s finale against the ...

While confident in the 22-year-old center fielder's long-term prognosis, Shildt revealed some short-term concerns; the 10-day injured list remains possible.

After centerfielder Jackson Merrill has been absent from the San Diego Padres lineup, the team provided more details on his ...

This is where matchups and OBP begin to play into the equation. AI gives the spot to Xander Bogaerts with his right-handed bat and .322 OBP. This spot is often filled by Ramón Laureano in the Padres ...

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s power is missing. His contact point may be to blameTatis is getting on base and making contact, but his power has dropped off. His “intercept point” may be to blame.Eno Sarris and ...

Armed with a super-bullpen and a lineup full of stars, the San Diego Padres are particularly well-suited to thrive in a playoff series.

One of the newer strengths manifested itself in Wednesday night's 8-1 rout of the visiting San Francisco Giants. Gavin Sheets, who started for most of the first four months but has been a bit player ...

The Padres’ four home runs Wednesday — including three from Sheets and O'Hearn — were their most since they crushed five on May 10.

San Francisco Giants ... LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 6-4, .263 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs Giants: 2-8, .201 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by 31 runs INJURIES: Padres: ...

After San Diego acquired Ramon Laureano and Ryan O'Hearn at the trade deadline, Sheets saw his playing time drop dramatically -- he got a second straight start Wednesday, but prior to that, the ...