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“Padres Trying to Replicate the Dodgers”; “Baseball Can Be Brutal” - Fans React as San Diego Signs Alex Verdugo to Minor League Deal
The Padres signed outfielder Alex Verdugo to a minor-league contract after his 2025 season with the Braves, giving him a chance to compete for a major league roster spot.
- Sunday, Alex Verdugo agreed to a minor-league deal with the San Diego Padres and will report to minor-league spring training, San Diego Union-Tribune beat writer Kevin Acee reported and two sources confirmed.
- After a tough 2025 stint with the Atlanta Braves, Verdugo played 56 games hitting.239 with 12 RBI before being released in July, following a March 20 contract signing.
- From 2019 through 2023, Verdugo ranked 11th in MLB with a.292 average against right-handed pitchers and hit over 761 OPS in 493 games for the Red Sox and Dodgers.
- Padres' big-league roster already features former Red Sox players Xander Bogaerts and Nick Pivetta, and Kevin Acee says Alex Verdugo 'has a ways to go' to earn a major-league spot.
- Given his part in the Mookie Betts trade and the Dodgers' minor-league alleged incident, Alex Verdugo faces a conditional path in the NL West if he makes the roster.
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