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Padres Notes: Xander Bogaerts Injury Update, Freddy Fermin Likely to Miss Time, Cy Young Winner to SD?

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Jun 6, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) tags out New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien (10) attempting to steal second base during the fourth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images
Jun 6, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) tags out New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien (10) attempting to steal second base during the fourth inning at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images | David Frerker-Imagn Images

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The San Diego Padres took down the Baltimore Orioles, 9-3, on Saturday afternoon and improved to 36-33 as they evened a series that plenty of stars on the roster had a connection to.

Baltimore natives Jackson Merrill and Gavin Sheets each homered while former Oriole Manny Machado clubbed the team's fifth home run of the day in the ninth inning. Rodolfo Duran also went yard, and for the first time in his MLB career, Samad Taylor hit a home run in the first inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning while en route to victory, the Padres unfortunately lost veteran shortstop Xander Bogaerts as he was struck in the head an inning prior. The 93.5 mph sinker hit him directly on the helmet, but Bogaerts still trotted out to play defense in the bottom of the fifth before exiting the game in the sixth.

Manager Craig Stammen said that his veteran "wasn't feeling so well" and experienced "spasms" in his neck, but still labeled the move as "precautionary." Bogaerts will be looked at again Sunday morning as his status for the series finale is up in the air.

It was unfortunately not the only injury of the afternoon as backstop Freddy Fermin was hit on the side of his head by a warm-up pitch thrown in the dirt by reliever Yuki Matsui. Stammen said that Fermin is expected to miss time after the friendly fire, especially given that this isn't the first time his catcher has taken a ball off of his face mask.

"He's had a few head shots here over the course of this season so far, and just another one — and he was a little woozy out there," Stammen said. "So that'll probably be a little more significant than Bogaerts."

The Padres also lost Miguel Andujar to the injured list before the game, calling up Nick Solak.

“He’s getting better,” Stammen said of Andjuar. “But it felt like he wasn’t getting to the point where we could throw him out there and expect him to score from second on a single … go first to third. We didn’t really want it to happen in a game where it’s on the line and he’s coming around third and he feels like he’s really got to push it. So it’s just better to give him the 10 days and get him back fully healthy.”

Finally, a Cy Young award winner has been linked to San Diego in what would be a blockbuster deal ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline. With an ERA of 4.25 across 15 starts this season, the familiar link to the Friars could finally be wearing pinstripes if a deal is made.

Here’s all the latest Padres news and stories (click the headline for the full article):

Padres Lose Xander Bogaerts After HBP in Head, Freddy Fermin to Significant Injury vs Orioles

Padres Floated as Early Landing Spot for Cy Young Winner in Blockbuster Trade

Padres' 2025 Draft Pick Already Making Waves in Minor Leagues

Padres' AJ Preller Provides New Updates on Joe Musgrove, Nick Pivetta

Padres' Manny Machado Changed Offseason Work, Leading to Worst Season

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Gabe Smallson is a sportswriter based in Los Angeles with a focus in sports and entertainment content. Gabe has previously worked at Newsweek and Dodgers Nation. He graduated from San Francisco State University in 2020 and received his Masters of Science at the University of Southern California in 2025.

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