Entering the All-Star break, San Diego Padres catchers had combined for -1.8 Wins Above Replacement according to Baseball Reference, 30th in Major League Baseball.

The Yankees added some bullpen depth, signing right-hander Rico Garcia off waivers from the Mets on Monday.

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the other side of the country for the second of three games against the San Diego Padres.

Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill hit two home runs to snap out of his slump in a 5-4 win over the Phillies.

Padres' Martin Maldonado: Resting FridayMaldonado is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies. Maldonado has not caught more than two games in a row this season, and after catching ...

Martin Maldonado-Velazquez of Waukegan was killed in an Edens Expressway crash at Dundee Road near Route 41 in Northbrook on Monday.

If it seems like San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish and catcher Martin Maldonado have been playing forever, it's because they have — at least by modern standards. Maldonado debuted in September ...

Padres' Martin Maldonado: Idle TuesdayMaldonado is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Diamondbacks. Maldonado will get some rest after appearing in the last five games since the ...

Martin Maldonado out at home. Trenton Brooks scores. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Rangers 1. Padres sixth. Gavin Sheets grounds out to shortstop, Corey Seager to Jake Burger.

Martin Maldonado out at home. Trenton Brooks scores. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Padres 2, Rangers 1. Padres sixth. Gavin Sheets grounds out to shortstop, Corey Seager to Jake Burger.

SAN DIEGO -- With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday afternoon, Padres manager Mike Shildt had a decision to make. Jake Cronenworth was due to face a left-hander ...