“I love the Maldonado backpick to second — and having the courage to do it with the runner at third,” Mike Shildt said.

Maldonado went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Friday in a 3-1 loss to the Cubs. Maldonado supplied San Diego's only run of the game with a solo blast to left field in the third inning. The veteran ...

4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Padres 4, Guardians 0.

First baseman Yuli Gurriel (as per reporter Francys Romero), infielder Jose Iglesias (as per Jon Heyman of the New York Post) and catcher Martin Maldonado (as per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union ...

MLB veteran works well with pitchers and helps control run game, two traits that the Padres value in their catchers ...