The spring training patch seen on Stephen Kolek’s hat during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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U-T photographer Meg McLaughlin captures Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
Manager Mike Shildt hugs Fernando Tatis Jr. during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Padres executive A.J. Preller laughs with Fernando Tatis Jr. during spring training workouts Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Padres pitchers work through drills during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Kyle Hart participates in drills during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Kyle Hart throws during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Matt Waldron throws during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Sean Reynolds throws during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Ryan Bergert walks on the field with Kyle Hart during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Austin Davis throws during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Robert Suarez laughs during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Joe Musgrove, center, high fives teammates during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Michael King smiles while participating in drills during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Omar Cruz pitches during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Ryan Och pitches during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Ethan Salas stretches before batting during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Xander Bogaerts smiles during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Xander Bogaerts tosses his bat during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Jackson Merrill sits on a cooler before batting during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Theo Sandoval, 2, of Goodyear, plays with a ball as Padres players participate in drills behind him during spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Austin Krob pitches during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Connor Joe places a rose, given to him by the team’s social media crew as part of a video shoot, onto his bag during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Mike Shildt walks across the field during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Victor Rodriguez works through drills with players during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Connor Joe stretches during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Xander Bogaerts fields ground ball as Tyler Wade and Eguy Rosario wait behind him during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Tyler Wade fields ground balls during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Jake Cronenworth catches during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth, and Jackson Merrill take a golf cart in after drills during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Fernando Tatis Jr. signs autographs during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)Fernando Tatis Jr. signs autographs during Padres spring training workouts at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Peoria, Ariz.. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
