“Yankees Incoming: Can the Padres Salvage September After That Ugly Road Trip?” #Padres #MLB #Yanks

Tough Road Trip, Historic Debut & the Yankees Arrive The Padres close out a brutal 1-5 road trip with back-to-back losses in Cincinnati, but the bigger story is the arrival of top prospect Ethan Salas. The young catcher makes his highly anticipated MLB debut as the youngest big-league catcher since Ivan Rodriguez in 1991. We break down: Salas’ first taste of the majors and what it means for the rest of the season Joe Musgrove’s latest rehab setback and the growing questions about his 2026 return Fernando Tatis Jr. continuing to carry the offense (and playing some second base) The wild-card picture after a missed opportunity on the road Looking ahead to a massive home series against the New York Yankees starting Friday at Petco The Friars are still right in the thick of the playoff race at 73-67. Can they get healthy and get rolling in September? New episode drops tonight. Let’s go Padres!