San Diego Padres Promote Highly-Touted 20-Year-Old Catcher Ethan Salas From Triple-A
The 20-year-old prospect hit .326 with a .949 OPS in Triple-A El Paso and could give San Diego a left-handed bat for its playoff push.
- On Tuesday, The San Diego Padres promoted top prospect Ethan Salas to the MLB roster as one of two September call-ups when rosters expanded from 26 to 28 players.
- Following Luis Rengifo's torn ACL, the Padres needed a left-handed offensive spark in their wild-card race lineup, prompting the addition of the 20-year-old catcher.
- Across 72 games at Double-A and 24 games at Triple-A, Salas slashed.326/.410/.539 with 14 walks to 10 strikeouts, becoming the youngest active MLB player at 20 years, 92 days.
- Manager Craig Stammen plans to utilize Salas in a platoon designated hitter role alongside catchers Luis Campusano and Freddy Fermin on the expanded roster.
- This promotion starts Salas's MLB service time clock and makes him eligible for the Postseason roster, positioning the young catcher as a potential October contributor.
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San Diego Padres promote no. 1 prospect Ethan Salas to MLB
EL PASO, Texas - September 1, 2026 – The San Diego Padres have selected the contract of Ethan Salas, the organization’s No. 1 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. The 20-year-old catcher is headed to the major leagues after 24 games in Triple-A. Salas batted .326 with three home runs and 20 RBI in his time The post San Diego Padres promote no. 1 prospect Ethan Salas to MLB appeared first on KVIA.
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San Diego Padres promote highly-touted 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A
The San Diego Padres have selected the contract of 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A El Paso, making him the youngest active player in the major leagues.
Padres’ top prospect set to make MLB history with call-up
With MLB rosters expanding on September 1, the San Diego Padres decided to call up top prospect Ethan Salas. Salas, the 20-year-old catcher, is the top prospect in the Padres organization and the No. 23 in all of baseball. With him being promoted, he is set to make history whenever he appears in a game … The post Padres’ top prospect set to make MLB history with call-up appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
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