Good Morning San Diego - August 16, 2022

Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

By Jeremy Brener@JeremyBrener Aug 16, 2022, 6:00am PDT

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San Diego Padres News

Minors: Azocar setting tone in El Paso; Mears is up to 14 homers with TinCaps (San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Padres, the Payroll, and the Next Three Winters (Baseball Prospectus)

Catching History: How a Lucky Padres Fan Landed Juan Soto’s 1st San Diego HR Ball (NBC 7 San Diego)

MLB News

Alcantara tightens his Cy Young grip (MLB.com)

OF collision results in this unusual Angels HR (MLB.com)

Pirates come back twice, but can’t deliver knockout blow (MLB.com)

Báez follows the bouncing ball — right to his bat (MLB.com)

Injuries & Moves: Peña scratched with a stiff neck (MLB.com)

Buehler to have season-ending elbow surgery (MLB.com)

MLB announces 2022 playoff schedule (MLB.com)

Syndergaard’s 7-plus strong innings lead Phils to win (MLB.com)

Injuries: Harper, Trout, Stanton, Soroka, Mets (MLB.com)

Here’s the latest Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week (MLB.com)

These prospects could make an impact down the stretch (MLB.com)

Top prospects Painter, Abel headed to Double-A (MLB.com)