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Nick Allen - Draws start Friday Allen is starting at shortstop and batting eighth against the Padres on Friday.

Impact Allen didn't see the field on Opening Day, but he'll get his first start of the 2025 season Friday while Orlando Arcia retreats to the dugout. Allen appeared in 41 regular-season games for the Athletics in 2024 and slashed .175/.216/.247 with one home run and four RBI across 105 plate appearances before being traded to Atlanta in November.

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Orlando Arcia - Not starting Friday Arcia is not in Atlanta's starting lineup against San Diego on Friday.

Impact Arcia started at shortstop on Opening Day and went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He'll begin Friday's contest in the dugout while Nick Allen gets the start at shortstop and bats eighth against Padres' right-hander Dylan Cease.

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Elias Díaz - Day off Friday Diaz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game versus Atlanta.

Impact Diaz went 2-for-3 with a strikeout during San Diego's Opening Day victory, but he'll give way behind the plate to Martin Maldonado in the second game of the season.

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Spencer Strider - First rehab start Saturday Strider (elbow) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

Impact Strider -- who is coming back from an internal brace procedure -- made two Grapefruit League starts, throwing a total of four innings and getting his pitch count to 45 in the second outing. It's uncertain how many rehab starts he will be asked to make before joining the Atlanta rotation, but it's likely to be at least a couple.

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Martín Maldonado - Added to roster The Padres selected Maldonado's contract from Triple-A El Paso prior to Thursday's 7-4 win over Atlanta. Maldonado was used off the bench and struck out in his lone plate appearanc...

Impact Maldonado secured his spot on the Opening Day roster as a backup catcher over Luis Campusano, who was optioned to Triple-A over the weekend. Elias Diaz received the nod behind the dish in Thursday's opener and expected to dominate the playing time at catcher this season, with Maldonado likely being limited to one or two starts per week.

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Jose Iglesias - Added to Opening Day roster The Padres selected Iglesias' contract from Triple-A El Paso ahead of Thursday's 7-4 win over Atlanta.

Impact Iglesias went unused off the bench in the win, but he secured his spot on the Opening Day roster after beating out Tyler Wade for a utility infield job. The 34-year-old may see occasional starts against left-handed pitching but may otherwise find consistent at-bats difficult to come by while second baseman Jake Cronenworth, third baseman Manny Machado and shortstop Xander Bogaerts are all healthy.

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