SAN DIEGO -- Luis Arraez exited the Padres’ 11-3 win over the Rockies on Saturday night before the ninth inning after a warm-up throw meant for first baseman Ryan O’Hearn struck Arraez in the head as he jogged onto the Petco Park infield with his head down.

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SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ vaunted bullpen took another hit on Friday. They hope it’s a manageable one. Right-hander David Morgan, a breakout rookie who has helped nail down the middle innings, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with right shoulder inflammation. The move is retroactive to

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are getting Michael King back -- and not a moment too soon. On Tuesday, King is slated to return to the rotation after, technically, missing one month with left knee inflammation. In reality, the 30-year-old right-hander has spent most of the past 3 1/2 months

DENVER -- Padres left-hander Nestor Cortes has been placed on the 15-day injured list with left biceps tendinitis (retroactive to Sept. 4), manager Mike Shildt said prior to San Diego’s series opener in Colorado on Friday night.

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SAN DIEGO -- The Padres have lost one of their most reliable arms for the season. All-Star reliever Jason Adam was carted off the field after sustaining a serious leg injury in the top of the seventh inning on Monday night during the Padres’ 4-3 loss to the Orioles at

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Padres will be without shortstop Xander Bogaerts as they battle for the National League West title, but they are hopeful he’ll play for them again in 2025. Bogaerts, who fouled a ball off his left foot on Wednesday in Seattle, was placed on the 10-day injured list

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres and Dodgers are readying for their regular-season finale with first place on the line, and Michael King is on the mound at Petco Park. Only it’s not the setting King envisioned. The gates aren’t yet open. First pitch is hours away. King is pitching a

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres placed center fielder Jackson Merrill on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, as he continues to deal with the effects of the left ankle sprain that he sustained last weekend in Los Angeles. Recently, Merrill had begun making progress toward a return to baseball activity.

LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Michael King is going back on the injured list after just one start, a blow to the Padres rotation ahead of perhaps San Diego’s biggest series of the season. King, who was scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, was placed

SAN DIEGO -- Michael King’s long-awaited return to the mound did not go as hoped. His teammates were there to pick him up. Ramon Laureano hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Padres rallied to beat the Red Sox, 5-4, on Saturday night

SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Michael King is set to make his long-awaited return to the mound. He is scheduled to face the Red Sox on Saturday at Petco Park. King has missed nearly three months due to a long thoracic nerve issue that affected the strength in his right

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres are piecing their rotation puzzle back together.

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ rotation is going to look different in August. How different? That’s TBD -- check back after the Trade Deadline on Thursday. But there’s at least one major addition on the way: Michael King.

SAN DIEGO -- Throughout Michael King’s rehab from a right shoulder and nerve injury, the Padres and King have been extremely hesitant to put any sort of timeline on his potential return. It’s a unique injury, and King’s health is paramount. They won’t rush him back. But on Thursday --

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres missed Yu. Sure, they’ve managed to persevere this season, even as their rotation has been hit hard by injuries. But were they ever thrilled to welcome Yu Darvish back into the fold Monday night, after he missed the first three-plus months of the season with

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres’ rotation is getting the boost it has long been waiting for. Yu Darvish will return to the mound on Monday night when San Diego opens a four-game series against the division-rival Diamondbacks at Petco Park, manager Mike Shildt announced on Sunday.

CINCINNATI -- If necessity is the mother of invention, then caution is the father of prevention. Xander Bogaerts was back in the lineup Friday night at Great American Ball Park after jamming his left shoulder with a headfirst slide into home plate on Tuesday night against Washington and sitting out

SAN DIEGO -- On Wednesday, the Padres will conclude what once loomed as perhaps the most daunting stretch on their schedule. They will have played 26 games in 27 days and 35 in 37. Many of those games were against division rivals and fellow contenders. At the outset, it became

SAN DIEGO -- Jackson Merrill is back in the Padres’ starting lineup -- only not where you would expect him to be. The Padres activated their All-Star center fielder ahead of Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the Royals at Petco Park -- and in a bit of a surprise, he

SAN DIEGO -- Bryan Hoeing is back. Yu Darvish is on his way back. And Michael King? Well, there’s at least some clarity regarding the nature of his injury and the reason he’s optimistic he’ll pitch again this season. The Padres’ beleaguered pitching staff got some much-needed positive news on

LOS ANGELES -- Padres right-hander Michael King is expected to be out at least through the All-Star break, manager Mike Shildt acknowledged ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. King has missed a month as he deals with a pinched nerve in the area of his

PHOENIX -- For the second time this season, Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill is headed to the injured list. This go-round, it’ll be the 7-day concussion IL after a hard tag from D-backs second baseman Ketel Marte on Saturday night knocked Merrill’s helmet into his face, creating a jarring whiplash

PHOENIX -- For a Padres team that has lost its share of close games in recent weeks, Saturday night might have been the most crushing of them all.