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• Padres' Gavin Sheets: Leaning against plantar fasciitis surgery

  23D ago • By RotoWire

  Padres manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday that Sheets is leaning toward not having surgery to combat plantar fasciitis in his left foot, Marty Caswell of Foul Territory reports. Sheets missed about a month of action during the second half with his foot issue, though it's unclear when exactly it began bothering him. For now, Sheets is opting for rest rather than surgery, though it's possible he'll revisit the decision if the injury lingers. Sheets had a .748 OPS with 14 home runs in the first half but stumbled to a .580 OPS with only three long balls in the second half, and the foot problem might be partly to blame.

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• Padres' Gavin Sheets: Late scratch Tuesday

  10/06/2026 • By RotoWire

  Sheets was scratched from the lineup for Game 3 of the NLDS against Milwaukee on Tuesday due to neck stiffness. Sheets will step out of the starting nine Tuesday as he tends to his neck but will be available off the bench, suggesting that his injury isn't serious. Samad Taylor will fill in as San Diego's designated hitter and bat eighth.

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• Padres' Gavin Sheets: Late addition to lineup

  10/04/2026 • By RotoWire

  Sheets was added to San Diego's lineup for Game 2 of the NLDS at Milwaukee on Sunday, batting sixth as the designated hitter. Sheets was originally poised to sit for a fourth straight game to begin the playoffs, but manager Craig Stammen chose to make a late lineup change. Ethan Salas was initially listed as the designated hitter before ultimately being a healthy scratch.

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• Padres' Gavin Sheets: Not starting Game 2

  10/04/2026 • By RotoWire

  Sheets is out of the lineup for Game 2 of the NLDS against the Brewers on Sunday. It's the fourth straight game on the bench for the lefty-hitting Sheets, with the last three coming against a right-handed starting pitcher. The 30-year-old clubbed a pinch-hit, two-run homer in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series versus the Cubs but is still searching for his first start of the playoffs. Ethan Salas worked behind the plate in Saturday's series opener while Luis Campusano served as the DH, and the two catchers will switch roles Sunday.

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• Padres' Gavin Sheets: Sitting to begin Game 1

  10/03/2026 • By RotoWire

  Sheets isn't in the lineup Saturday for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers. Sheets will retreat to the dugout against a right-hander for the second game in a row Saturday, allowing Luis Campusano to work as San Diego's designated hitter.

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