Padres OF Jason Heyward hits IL; rookie Tirso Ornelas promoted

Padres OF Jason Heyward hits IL; rookie Tirso Ornelas promoted

The San Diego Padres placed veteran outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to left knee inflammation and promoted outfielder Tirso Ornelas from Triple-A El Paso. The 35-year-old Heyward, who has batted .190 with one homer and…

Padres pregame: Michael King expecting to be unleashed, Connor Joe in center

It had been seven years since Michael King had completed a game — at Double-A Trenton in the Eastern League — so he’d lost track of how he was supposed to feel heading into Wednesday’s bullpen. The good-natured right-hander was all smiles as he dressed for the mid-morning session with pitching coach Ruben Niebla. “Shockingly pretty good,” King said. “I obviously haven’t done it in a while and I don’t really remember how it felt seven years ago.”…

HOUSTON, Texas.- The gardener Tirso Ornelas hit emergently in the seventh inning with the San Diego Padres, in Saturday's game against Houston Astros, to become the footballer born in Mexico 150 to play in the history of Major Leagues. Ornelas, born in Tijuana on March 11, 2000, took his [...] La entrada Tirso Ornelas arrived at the Major Leagues aparece primero en PSN Noticias.

Ornelas' debut amplifies Mexico-to-San Diego talent pipeline

HOUSTON -- A flyout to left field might not mean much to the average Major Leaguer, but for Tirso Ornelas, this one was memorable. Called up by the Padres on Saturday after outfielder Jason Heyward was put on the 10-day injured list, Ornelas completed an eight-year journey to the Majors

The Tijuanense Tirso Ornelas received the call to the active roster of the San Diego Fathers, who quickly debuted him in the Major Leagues by giving him a chance as an emergent. The San Diego Fathers...

Padres Place Jason Heyward On Injured List, Recall Tirso Ornelas

The Padres announced this afternoon that they’ve placed Jason Heyward on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his left knee. They’ve recalled outfielder Tirso Ornelas to the major league roster to replace Heyward. Ornelas’s first game will be his MLB debut, and his expected call-up was first reported by Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune earlier this afternoon. Ornelas, 25, was signed by the Padres out of Tijuana, Mexico and mad…