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Triple-A El Paso placed Brito on its 7-day injured list Aug. 23 with an unspecified injury. The Padres optioned Brito to Triple-A on Aug. 11, with the right-hander making one appearance for El Paso before going down with an injury. The severity of the injury isn't known, making it unclear whether Brito has a chance to pitch again before the 2024 season concludes.
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The Padres optioned Brito to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Two days after being called up from El Paso, Brito will return to the minors. Since Brito was needed to cover 2.1 innings out of the bullpen in Saturday's 9-8 win and was unlikely to be available for the next couple of games, the Padres will swap him out of the bullpen for a fresh arm in right-hander Sean Reynolds, who was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
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The Padres recalled Brito from Triple-A El Paso on Friday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Brito will join the big club for the first time since being optioned June 24, taking Randy Vasquez's place on the 26-man roster. Brito has pitched 41.1 innings for the Padres this season, logging a 4.35 ERA with a 26:9 K:BB. He hasn't recorded a hold and has blown three saves.
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Brito struck out two over 2.1 perfect innings of relief Saturday in the Padres' 9-6 loss to the Giants. Brito's appearance was already his third of the season. He had previously given up two earned runs while recording just one out while taking the loss in the Padres' season opener against the Dodgers on March 20 in South Korea, then was charged with another blown save after yielding two runs and recording one out in San Diego's domestic home opener Thursday versus the Giants. After the Padres returned home from the two-game series in Seoul, South Korea, Brito still looked to be a candidate for the vacant fifth spot in the San Diego rotation, but manager Mike Shildt ultimately elected to go with knuckleballer Matt Waldron for that role. Despite his two rocky appearances to begin the season, Brito's strong showing in long relief of Dylan Cease on Saturday could position him to be next in line for the rotation if the Padres should lose a starting pitcher at some point.
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Brito allowed five hits and struck out six over 3.1 scoreless innings during Monday's exhibition against the Cubs. He didn't factor into the decision. Brito has looked sharp so far this spring, surrendering three runs on nine hits while striking out 10 over 8.1 innings of work. He's also yet to issue a walk. The 26-year-old has put himself in a good position early on to win a spot in San Diego's starting rotation, though his work is far from over, as Matt Waldron has also been a bright spot thus far for the Padres.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 26 | 0 | 43.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 49 | 4.12 | 1.35 |
| 2023 | NYY | 25 | 13 | 90.3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 72 | 28 | 82 | 4.28 | 1.21 |
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Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 8/10 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.1 | 1 | 5.73 | 1 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 6/23 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 2 | 7.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 6/22 | vs |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 3 | 9.00 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 6/17 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 3 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 6/15 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.1 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.86 |
| 6/09 | vs  |
- | - | - | 3.0 | 5 | 2.25 | 0 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 6/08 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/17 | vs  |
9:40 PM | Hunter Brown |
| 9/18 | vs |
6:40 PM | Framber Valdez |
| 9/20 | vs  |
9:40 PM | Garrett Crochet |
| 9/21 | vs |
8:40 PM | Chris Flexen |
| 9/22 | vs |
4:10 PM | Jonathan Cannon |
| 9/24 | @  |
10:10 PM | Landon Knack |
| 9/25 | @ |
10:10 PM | Jack Flaherty |