Good Morning San Diego: Nelson Cruz providing value for Padres

Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Thursday, May 11, 2023.

By Jeremy Brener@JeremyBrener May 11, 2023, 6:00am PDT

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MLB: Mexico City Series-San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres

San Diego Padres News

Padres mailbag: Austin Nola’s struggles, Juan Soto concerns, Ha-Seong Kim’s value (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Padres Daily: Classic Soto; wild and crazy guys; Lugo’s length; Wacha’s change; big hits (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Even at 42, Padres’ Nelson Cruz is still what the Twins need (Star Tribune)

MLB News

Volpe youngest Yankee to do this ... (MLB.com)

Time to worry? Analyzing last year’s playoff teams that are struggling (MLB.com)

Dominant Kershaw a warm blanket for tired ‘pen (MLB.com)

Injuries & Moves: Brantley back to Houston for shoulder exam (MLB.com)

A decade later, we redraft the 2013 MLB Draft (MLB.com)

Rays sign Diekman, designate Anderson (MLB.com)

He could’ve been a doctor, now he’s a star pitcher (MLB.com)

Twins option Miranda, reinstate Farmer (MLB.com)

Injuries: Scherzer, Alvarado, Walsh, Brantley, Springer (MLB.com)

When a game was canceled because of a prison break (MLB.com)

The boy who caught (and lost) one of baseball’s most famous homers (MLB.com)

The pitcher who got players ejected through ventriloquism (MLB.com)

Hall of Famer exits booth, takes mound (MLB.com)