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Bogaerts

Bogaerts worked Christopher Sánchez for a two-out walk in the opening inning and swiped second base before being left stranded there. He then led off the fourth inning with a single and once again pilfered second, but the Padres were unable to cash him. The 32-year-old infielder finishes the first half hitting .266/.344/.369 with five homers, 31 RBI and 15 stolen bases across 379 plate appearances.

Bogaerts was removed from Friday’s game with a hamstring injury, but the 32-year-old is feeling well enough to play up the middle and hit in the middle of the San Diego lineup.

The 32-year-old infielder took a big cut at the plate with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and immediately grabbed at his hamstring. After a consultation from the training staff, he was lifted from the game. Presumably he’ll head for additional testing to determine the severity of the injury. Expect the Padres to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.

Bogaerts put the first run of the game on the board with a solo homer off Nick Lodolo in the fourth inning. He added a pair of doubles on the day for three extra-base hits. The 32-year-old shortstop is batting .251/.327/.362 with five homers, 35 runs scored, 30 RBI, and 13 steals across 327 plate appearances.

Bogaerts was a late scratch from Wednesday’s lineup due to shoulder soreness, but the veteran infielder is good to go for the first game of the series against Cincinnati.

Bogaerts was slated to play shortstop for the finale against the Nationals, but the soreness will force him to take a break. Jose Iglesias moves over to shortstop from second base, and Tyler Wade will get the start at second base. For now, consider Bogaerts day-to-day.

Bogaerts also scored three runs. His homer in the second was a solo shot off Yoshinobu Yamamoto while adding a double and a single. The 32-year-old has been ineffective for the overwhelming majority of the 2025 season, and came into Thursday’s contest with a slash for the month of June of .188/.232/.250. Bogaerts is no longer a fantasy stalwart, but there’s just enough games like this to believe he can provide some fireworks for the second half of the campaign.

All of his hits were singles, but Bogaerts had his first game with three exit velocities of at least 105 mph since 2014. Considering we know he’s been dealing with a lingering shoulder issue, the exit velocities are encouraging.

Bogaerts returned for Friday’s series opener in Milwaukee after being held out of Thursday’s showdown against the Giants with left shoulder soreness. The fact that he’s already back in San Diego’s lineup is an extremely encouraging development since he missed nearly two months last season due to a shoulder issue.

Bogaerts left Wednesday’s game with left shoulder soreness, and the 32-year-old will get another day of rest at least before being inserted back in the starting lineup. Jose Iglesias will be the fill-in with Bogaerts unavailable.