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Gavin Sheets - Idle against lefty Sheets is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact With the Padres facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Carlos Rodon) for the third game in a row, the lefty-hitting Sheets will remain on the bench. Luis Campusano will get another turn as the Padres' designated hitter in place of Sheets.

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Jason Heyward - Sitting against lefty again Heyward is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact With the Padres facing a left-handed starting pitcher (Carlos Rodon) for the third game in a row, the lefty-hitting Heyward will remain on the bench. Oscar Gonzalez will fill in for Heyward in left field.

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Jackson Merrill - Expected back in action Tuesday Merrill (hamstring) has joined the Padres in New York for their series against the Yankees and is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list and back in the lineup Tuesd...

Impact The expectation had been that Merrill will return Monday. However, he's been travelling and there are rainy conditions in New York, so the Padres will wait an extra day to re-insert him into their lineup. Merrill has been shelved since early April with a right hamstring strain.

MAY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Iglesias - Getting night off Iglesias is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Iglesias will take a seat for the series opener while he's been in the midst of a funk at the plate lately, having gone 3-for-26 over his last eight games. Tyler Wade will cover the keystone in his stead.

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Hunter Barco - Bumped up to Triple-A Barco was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.

Impact Barco had a dominant start to the season with Double-A Altoona, as he threw 25.2 scoreless innings with a 34:7 K:BB prior to his promotion. Bubba Chandler will still almost certainly beat him to the big-league rotation, though Barco could find his way to Pittsburgh at some point during the summer months.

MAY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE