Latest Joe Musgrove News

'Devastated' Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the Padres in the NLDS

Oct. 04, 2024 18:50 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said...

Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series

Oct. 03, 2024 02:17 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. Manny...

Starting pitchers Max Fried and Joe Musgrove exit early with injuries in Braves-Padres playoff game

Oct. 03, 2024 01:37 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Atlanta Braves left-hander Max Fried and San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove exited early because of injuries Wednesday night in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series. Fried, who can become a free agent after the World Series, was done after two innings in...

Dodgers rally with 5 runs in 7th and beat Padres 7-2 to clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years

Sep. 27, 2024 02:01 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith hit a tying, two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored three more runs in the seventh to beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday night and clinch the NL West title. The rally was dampened by an apparent injury to All-Star slugger Freddie...

Dylan Cease closing in on the playoffs with the Padres after escaping from the lowly White Sox

Sep. 23, 2024 18:56 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — If there really are baseball gods, they certainly smiled on Dylan Cease when he was traded from the lowly Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres during spring training. The gravity of escaping the South Side for Southern California was never more apparent than...

Musgrove goes 6 innings as Padres hand Giants their 3rd straight shutout in 8-0 win

Sep. 15, 2024 00:55 AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joe Musgrove struck out eight in six innings, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill both drove in two runs and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 8-0 on Saturday night to hand the Giants their third straight shutout. Donovan Solano had four of San Diego's 17...

Alex Morgan says goodbye in San Diego to crowd of 26,500 after an illustrious 15-year career

Sep. 09, 2024 08:31 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fighting tears, Alex Morgan waved to the crowd and walked off the field for the last time on Sunday as she capped an impactful 15-year career. Despite the nearly 100-degree heat, a crowd of 26,516 filled San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium for Morgan’s farewell...

Giants hit Musgrove hard, swat 4 total homers in a 7-6 win against the Padres

Sep. 08, 2024 20:32 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Chapman, Jerar Encarnacion and Luis Matos homered off Joe Musgrove in the six-run fourth inning and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 on a hot, wild afternoon Sunday to take two of three games. Curt Casili also connected for the...