Latest Jake Cronenworth News

Leg issue keeps IF Jake Cronenworth out of Padres' starting lineup

Apr. 16, 2024 18:41 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — San Diego Padres first baseman Jake Cronenworth was out of the lineup Tuesday after a leg issue caused him to leave a game a night earlier. Cronenworth was replaced in the ninth inning of the Padres’ 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. ...

Merrill drives in go-ahead run, Tatis has 3 hits as Padres rally for 8-7 win over Dodgers in 11

Apr. 13, 2024 03:05 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit the go-ahead single in the 11th inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and had three hits, and the San Diego Padres rallied for an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night despite Shohei Ohtani hitting his 175th home run in the majors. ...

Cease cruises vs the Cubs as Profar and Cronenworth homer in the Padres' 10-2 win

Apr. 10, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

Dylan Cease pitched six strong innings and Jurickson Profar had a go-ahead double and a two-run homer among his three hits for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 10-2 on Wednesday to take two of three in the series. Jake Cronenworth also homered to back Cease (1-1), who...

Matt Chapman keys late rally for Giants in 3-2 comeback win over Padres

Apr. 07, 2024 20:10 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Chapman drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that led the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday for their first series win this season. “I’m just trying to show up every day and play to win,”...

Thairo Estrada hits winning double with one out in ninth, Giants beat Padres 3-2

Apr. 05, 2024 21:11 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bob Melvin allowed himself to become nostalgic ever so briefly during his first home game managing the San Francisco Giants. A former player for the franchise who grew up in the Bay Area, he had longed to one day wear the orange and black once more. The Giants...

Cronenworth's big hit helps lift the Padres to a 6-4 win over Melvin's Giants

Mar. 28, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — From a pregame moment of silence to Fernando Tatis Jr.'s custom cleats and a large heart in center field with the initials PS, the memory of late Padres owner Peter Seidler was everywhere at Petco Park. The Padres ultimately honored Seidler the best way they could...

Yamamoto chased after 1st inning of debut as Padres beat Dodgers 15-11 for 2-game South Korea split

Mar. 21, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After chasing Yoshinobu Yamamoto from his major league debut after one inning and scoring their most runs ever against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego's Xander Bogaerts was sad to leave the Gocheok Sky Dome. “We got to come here more," he said. ...

Ohtani and Dodgers rally to beat Padres 5-2 in season opener, first MLB game in South Korea

Mar. 20, 2024 16:59 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers started their Shohei Ohtani era with a memorable win on a night of firsts. Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers debut, and Los Angeles beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 in Wednesday night’s opener,...

20-year-old outfielder Jackson Merrill makes debut for Padres in opener vs. Dodgers

Mar. 20, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jackson Merrill, a 20-year-old center fielder who had never played above Double-A, made his major league debut for San Diego in Wednesday night's opening 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Slotted ninth in the batting order, Merrill went 0 for 3 with a...

Jake Cronenworth's glove breaks at key moment, costing Padres in season opener vs Dodgers

Mar. 20, 2024 11:24 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Jake Cronenworth’s glove gave the All-Star first baseman a hole lot of trouble. Cronenworth was about to glove Gavin Lux's one-out chopper to start what appeared to be an easy-inning double play. Instead of the eighth inning ending with the score 2-2,...