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Jacob

The Padres needed to clear a spot on their active roster for the debut of Lucas Giolito on Sunday and unfortunately for Jacob he was the odd man out this time. The 27-year-old gave up two runs without recording an out during Saturday’s appearance against the Mariners. He’ll bide his time at the Triple-A level until his services are needed once more.

He’ll take the place of the injured Matt Waldron in the Padres’ bullpen. Jacob has made just one appearance with the Padres this season, picking up a victory in relief with three strikeouts over two scoreless frames.

The Padres needed to free up a spot on their active roster for the return of Matt Waldron on Friday and unfortunately for Jacob he drew the short straw this time around. The 27-year-old hurler made one appearance during his time with the Padres, firing two scoreless frames with a 3/1 K/BB ratio. He should get another opportunity with the Padres in relatively short order.

Jacob provides San Diego with a fresh bullpen arm for the next couple days until the club needs to bring up Matt Waldron to replace an injured Nick Pivetta (elbow) in the rotation. The 27-year-old righty has made 39 appearances in the big leagues since 2023.

McCoy will probably be the first person bumped from the Padres’ 40-man when they need another spot. Jacob, who has a 4.06 ERA in 51 innings as a major leaguer, had a chance of winning a bullpen spot, but he probably didn’t help his chances by playing for Team Italy. He’ll likely get a look soon enough anyway.

Jacob has been shipped back to the minors to make room for ace Michael King to return from the injured list for Tuesday’s game against the Reds. The 27-year-old righty has operated in middle relief for the Padres this season, compiling a serviceable 5.13 ERA across 33 1/3 innings over 29 appearances.

Jacob rejoins San Diego’s relief mix with high-leverage relief ace Jason Adam done for the season after suffering a ruptured left quad tendon earlier this week. The 27-year-old righty holds a pedestrian 5.40 ERA across 30 innings in 26 appearances this season at the highest level

Jacob reeled off three consecutive scoreless relief appearances for the Padres after being brought back to the majors earlier this week. The 27-year-old righty holds a lackluster 5.40 ERA across 30 innings (26 appearances) this season at the highest level. should return at some point in the final month.

The 27-year-old right-hander was recalled prior to Tuesday’s contest against the Mariners with JP Sears heading back to Triple-A. He’ll likely add bullpen depth for a couple of days until Randy Vasquez returns to take Sears’ spot in the Padres’ rotation on Sunday against the Orioles.

Jacob returns to the minors with San Diego adding some extra length to their relief corps. The 27-year-old righty has posted a bloated 6.39 ERA across 25 1/3 innings (23 appearances) this season at the big-league level.