Padres Make Unexpected Jackson Merrill Decision Before Diamondbacks Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres' Jackson Merrill Frustrated Amid Brutal Slump. The ...

The San Diego Padres moved star outfielder Jackson Merrill down from the cleanup spot in the lineup for Tuesday's game ...

The team’s most dynamic player, Fernando Tatis Jr., had gone hitless in another loss that featured another underwhelming ...

Luis Arraez homered leading off the seventh inning and Jackson Merrill and All-Star Fernando Tatis Jr. made home run-robbing ...

For the second straight game at Petco Park, Machado hit a solo home run – his 17th of the season and also the fourth in his ...

Phillies second. Alec Bohm flies out to center field to Jackson Merrill. Nick Castellanos homers to center field. Max Kepler walks. J.T. Realmuto strikes out swinging. Bryson Stott strikes ...

But, since then, Merrill is batting just .199 with a .277 slugging percentage across 43 games. Amid such a rough slump, ...

The Padres were smart to strike when they did. Suarez allowed just three more hits before his exit with two outs in the seventh inning — two more singles from Bogaerts and Tatis’ broken-bat, two-out ...

Fernando Tatis Jr. talks playing in San Diego, Jackson Merrill's impact on the Padres and more during the Padres' game ...

The San Diego Padres made a Jackson Merrill decision before Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

David Morgan hit the first batter of the seventh inning, got a double play and retired the next four batters he faced to ...