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• Padres' Jackson Merrill: Belts fourth long ball of spring

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Merrill went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's Cactus League victory versus the Diamondbacks. Merrill opened the scoring in the contest with a 411-foot, two-run shot to right field in the first inning. The 21-year-old has slashed .244/.244/.556 this spring with four home runs and 10 RBI over 45 plate appearances. He hasn't yet taken a walk, but Merrill posted just a 5.0 percent walk rate as a rookie last year and still finished with an .826 OPS and a second-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting, so his aggressiveness at the plate shouldn't be a cause for concern.

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• Padres' Jackson Merrill: Swats first spring homer

  25D ago • By RotoWire

  Merrill went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run Sunday in a Cactus League loss to Kansas City. Merrill's homer was a massive 443-foot shot to center field. The 21-year-old is preparing for his second big-league campaign after posting an .826 OPS over 156 regular-season games last year en route to finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. Merrill has looked good so far this spring, going 4-for-11 with four RBI through five contests.

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• Padres' Jackson Merrill: Not starting Saturday

  09/28/2024 • By RotoWire

  Merrill is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Diamondbacks. Merrill will get some additional rest Saturday with the Padres locked into a playoff spot, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Brandon Lockridge will start in center field and bat eighth.

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• Padres' Jackson Merrill: Racks up three hits in win

  09/14/2024 • By RotoWire

  Merrill went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Giants. Merrill entered Friday in a 1-for-18 slump over his last six games, but he was able to break out of it as one of four Padres to log multiple hits. The 21-year-old has recorded 13 games with three or more hits this year, and he has multiple extra-base hits in six of them. He's up to a .289/.321/.498 slash line with 23 home runs, 83 RBI, 73 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, 25 doubles and six triples over 143 contests, despite being a rookie who skipped Triple-A.

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• Padres' Jackson Merrill: Good to go Sunday

  09/08/2024 • By RotoWire

  Merrill (knee) is starting in center field and batting seventh Sunday against the Giants. The 21-year-old was held out of Saturday's lineup after fouling a ball off his knee Friday, but he'll return to action for Sunday's series finale. Merrill is in a bit of a mini-slump, as he's gone 0-for-8 with two strikeouts in his past three games.

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