San Diego Padres minor league players

Lake David Bachar (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Bachar attended Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois, where he played baseball and football.[1] After graduating high school in 2013, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on a football scholarship.[2]

After his freshman year at UW-Whitewater, Bachar joined the baseball team in addition to still playing football.[3] In 2015, his sophomore year and first as a member on the baseball team, he appeared in ten games (making seven starts) in which he went 7-1 with a 2.24 ERA and 46 strikeouts.[4] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Lakeshore Chinooks.[5] As a junior in 2016, he went 8-6 with a 2.53 ERA over 92+2⁄3 innings.[6] Following the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He signed for $350,000.[9]

After signing, Bachar made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres before earning promotions to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League. Over 15 games between the three clubs, he went 2-2 with a 3.19 ERA.[10] In 2017, he began the year back in the Arizona League before being promoted back to Fort Wayne.[11] Over 13 games (seven starts), he pitched to a 5-1 record, a 3.38 ERA, and 47 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings. Bachar began the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League in May.[12] He went 5-9 with a 4.68 ERA over 27 games (18 starts), pitching a total of 115+1⁄3 innings between the two teams.[13] In 2019, he appeared in 24 games (19 starts) for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Class AA Texas League, going 8-4 with a 3.98 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 126+2⁄3 innings.[14][15] Bachar missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[16][17]

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Efraín Contreras (born January 2, 2000) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Contreras signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in July 2017. He missed the 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[18]

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Ethan Matthew Elliott (born April 28, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Elliott attended Knoxville Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee and Lincoln Memorial University. He holds Lincoln Memorial program records in earned run average (ERA) (3.01), wins (37), starts (54), innings pitched (358), and strikeouts (402).[19] Following his senior season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in tenth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[20]

Elliott signed with the Padres and made his professional debut with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, starting 12 games while posting a 1.77 ERA over 35+1⁄3 innings.[21] He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[22] He began the 2021 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the High-A Central before being promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Central in mid-July.[23] In early August he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder issue and missed the remainder of the season.[24] Over 15 starts between the two clubs, Elliott went 2-2 with a 3.06 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 70+2⁄3 innings.[25]

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Mason T. Fox (born January 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Fox attended Pisgah High School in Canton, North Carolina and played college baseball at Gardner-Webb University. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.[26]

Fox made his professional debut in 2018 with the Arizona League Padres.[27] In 2019, he pitched for the Tri-City Dust Devils, Fort Wayne TinCaps and Lake Elsinore Storm. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to COVID-19, he did not pitch for a team.

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Grant Gavin (born July 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Gavin attended St. Pius X Catholic High School in Kansas City, Missouri and played college baseball at the University of Central Missouri. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2016 MLB draft.[28]

Gavin made his professional debut with the Arizona League Royals. He pitched 2017 with the Lexington Legends and Wilmington Blue Rocks and 2018 with Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.[29][30] After the 2018 season he played in the Arizona Fall League. He spent 2019 with Northwest Arkansas.[31] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32] He started 2021 with the Omaha Storm Chasers.

After the 2021 season, the Padres selected Gavin from the Royals organization in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[33]

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Raymond Alexander Kerr (born September 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.

Kerr graduated from Hug High School in Reno, Nevada, in 2013.[34] He played college baseball for Mendocino College and Lassen College,[35] and played collegiate summer baseball for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska Baseball League in 2017, where he reached 93 miles per hour (150 km/h) with his fastball.[34] He signed with the Seattle Mariners organization in 2017,[34] and the Mariners added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft after the 2021 season.[36]

On November 27, 2021, the Mariners traded Kerr and outfielder Corey Rosier to the San Diego Padres for Adam Frazier.[37]

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Justin Craig Lange (born September 11, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Lange attended Llano High School in Llano, Texas, where he played baseball.[38][39] He committed to play college baseball at Dallas Baptist University.[40] Lange was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 34th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[41][42] Lange signed with the Padres on June 24 for a $2 million bonus.[43]

Lange did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[44] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres.[45] Over nine starts, he pitched to a 0-3 record, a 6.95 ERA, 29 strikeouts, and 15 walks over 22 innings.[46]

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Reggie Lawson
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1997-08-02) August 2, 1997 Victorville, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States U-18 Baseball World Cup 2015 Osaka Team

Reginald Jefferson Lawson (born August 2, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Lawson attended Victor Valley High School in Victorville, California.[47] Lawson played in the 2015 Perfect Game All-American Classic.[48] Lawson was a member of Team USA when they won Gold at the 2015 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.[49][50] He had committed to play college baseball at Arizona State University.[47][51] Lawson was drafted by the San Diego Padres, with the 71st overall selection, in the Compensation Round B of the 2016 MLB draft.[52] He signed with the Padres for a $1.9 million signing bonus.[53]

Lawson made his professional debut in 2016 with the AZL Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League, going 0–0 with a 8.31 ERA and 7 strikeouts over 8.2 innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League, going 4–6 with a 5.30 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 73 innings.[54] Lawson spent the 2018 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, going 8–5 with a 4.69 ERA and 117 strikeouts over 117 innings.[55][56] In 2019, Lawson played for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League, going 3–1 with a 5.20 ERA and 36 strikeouts over 27.2 innings.[57] He appeared in just 6 games due to an elbow injury.[58][59] Following the 2019 season, Lawson played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[59][60]

He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 20, 2020, Lawson was added to the 40-man roster.[61]

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Adrián Misael Martínez (born December 10, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Martínez signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in February 2015.[62] He spent the 2015 season with the Dominican Summer League Padres, recording a 4.41 ERA with 19 strikeouts over 16+1⁄3 innings.[63] He missed the 2016 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[64] He returned in 2017 with the Arizona League Padres, going 2–3 with a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30 innings.[63] He split the 2018 season between the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League and the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, combining to go 4–6 with a 6.90 ERA and 78 strikeouts over 74+1⁄3 innings.[63] He split the 2019 season between Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, going a combined 7-4 with a 3.22 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 81 innings.[65] Martínez did not play in 2020, with the cancelation of the minor league season due to the COVID 19 pandemic. He opened the 2021 season with the San Antonio Missions of the Double-A Central, going 7–3 with a 2.34 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 80+2⁄3 innings.[66] He was then promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A West league.[64] Over 9 games for El Paso, Martínez went 1–2 with a 5.28 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 44+1⁄3 innings.[67]

On November 7, 2021, Martínez was selected to San Diego's 40–man roster.[68]

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Joshua Livingstone Mears (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Mears was born in Kirkland, Washington and attended Federal Way High School. He batted .509 with ten home runs as a senior.[69] Mears had committed to play college baseball at Purdue University prior to being drafted.[70]

Mears was selected in the second round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres and received a $1 million signing bonus.[71][72] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Arizona League Padres and batted .253 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs, and thirty runs scored in 166 at-bats.[73] Mears was named to the Padres' 2021 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee and entered the season as the organization's 10th-ranked prospect by MLB.com.[74] He was assigned to the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm to start the 2021 minor league season.[75]

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Eguy Rosario (born August 25, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Rosario signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2015.[76] After the 2021 season he played in the Arizona Fall League.[77][78] On November 19, 2021, the Padres selected Rosario's contract and added him to the 40-man roster.

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Steven Christopher Wilson (born August 24, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Wilson attended Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, Colorado.[79] In 2012, as a senior, he went 7-1 with a 2.66 ERA while batting .462 with seven home runs.[80] He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 35th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Santa Clara University where he played college baseball.[81]

Wilson redshirted his freshman year at Santa Clara in 2013. In 2017, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and was forced to redshirt once again.[82] He returned to play in 2018 as a redshirt senior, pitching to a 4-1 record and a 3.07 ERA over 16 games (nine starts), striking out 58 batters over 44 innings.[83][84] After the season, he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and signed for $5,000.[85][86]

After signing with the Padres, Wilson made his professional debut with the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League, but after two games was reassigned to the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class-A Short Season Northwest League. Over eight innings pitched between the two clubs, he compiled a 7.88 ERA. In 2019, Wilson returned to Lake Elsinore to begin the year before being promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, with whom he finished the season.[87] Over 42 relief appearances between the two clubs, Wilson went 3-3 with a 2.67 ERA, striking out 85 over 64 innings.[86] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[88] That winter, he played in the Dominican Professional Baseball League.[89] To begin the 2021 season, Wilson returned to El Paso.[90] He was placed on the injured list in mid-May and was activated in early July.[91] Over thirty relief appearances, Wilson went 4-0 with a 3.21 ERA and 71 strikeouts over 42 innings.[92]

On November 19, 2021, the Padres selected Wilson's contract and added him to the 40-man roster.[18]

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James Irvin Wood is an American outfielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Wood grew up in Olney, Maryland and initially attended St. John's College High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida after his sophomore season, giving up basketball in order to focus solely on baseball.[93][94] He committed to play college baseball at Mississippi State shortly before transferring to IMG.[95] After playing in the 2020 Area Code Games, Wood entered his senior year as a top prospect in the 2021 MLB Draft.[96][97] Wood batted .258 as a senior, causing him to fall slightly in most draft prospect rankings.[98]

Wood was selected with the 62nd overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.[99][100] He signed with the team on July 20, 2021, and received a $2.6 million signing bonus.[101] Wood was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres to start his professional career.[102]

Wood's father, Kenny Wood, played college basketball at Richmond, where he is a member of the school's athletic hall of fame, and professionally in Europe.[103]

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