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All-Star Center Fielder Jackson Merrill landed on a wounded list on Tuesday, a week after completion and $ 135 million, nine -year -old agreement with San Diego Padres.
He is outdoors with the right Hamstring tension in a huge wound for NL West leaders.
Merrill was at the sinking start and hit safely in the first eight games. He launches 0.378 (14 for 37) with three homery and 10 RBI. Before injured, he helped Padres to the first start of 6-0 in their 57 season.
Merrill, who turns on April 22, was moved from Shortstop to the central field in the spring last year, when Padres had only two outfielders on his list. Created a list of day days and hit 0.292 with 24 Homery, 90 RBI and 16 stolen bases and finished second in Rookie of the year National League voting behind Pittsburgh pitcher Paul scene.
After his season, Merrill explained that he wanted to stay with Padres for a long time and the team announced last Wednesday that he had signed him for a nine -year agreement with the possibility for the 10th season.
The initial selection of the first round, which would be eligible after the 2026 season and a free agency after the 2029 World series. becomes the latest Padre that signed a nine -digit contract and joined Manny Machado, Fernando Tate Jr.. Xander bogaerts and yu darvish.
Padres remembered outfielder Oscar Gonzalez from Triple-A El Paso.
