San Diego Padres minor league players

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The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Below are select minor league players of the Padres organization and the rosters of their minor league affiliates:

Players

Daison Acosta

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Daison Acosta
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1998-08-24) August 24, 1998 (age 27)
Paraíso, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Daison Maquier Acosta (born August 24, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Acosta began his professional career in the New York Mets organization. After the 2023 season, the Washington Nationals selected him in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[1]

Acosta split 2025 between the Single-A Fredericksburg Nationals, Double-A Harrisburg Senators, and Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, accumulating a combined 5-1 record and 2.42 ERA with 72 strikeouts and five saves across 46 appearances. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2025.[2]

On December 8, 2025, Acosta signed a one-year, major league contract with the San Diego Padres.[3] On March 9, 2026, Acosta was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.[4]

Miguel Cienfuegos

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Miguel Cienfuegos
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1997-02-10) February 10, 1997 (age 29)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Miguel Cienfuegos (born February 10, 1997) is a Panamanian-Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He was named to the Panama national baseball team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic

Cienfuegos attended Northwest Florida State College as a pitcher and outfielder and graduated in 2018. He did not pitch in 2019 and 2020. For the 2021 season, Cienfuegos signed with the Capitales de Quebec of the Frontier League, where he was 9-6 with a 3.78 ERA. In 2022 for the Capitales, Cienfuegos was 10-2 with a 1.79 ERA. The Capitales would win the 2022 Frontier League championship while Cienfuegos would become the 2022 Frontier League pitcher of the year.[5]

Following the 2022 season, Cienfuegos pitched for the Adelaide Giants of the Australian Baseball League. For the 2023 season, Cienfuegos signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Cienfuegos was promoted to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in the 2024 season.[6]

Clay Dungan

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Clay Dungan
Dungan with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2022
San Diego Padres – No. 55
Infielder
Born: (1996-06-02) June 2, 1996 (age 29)
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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Anthony Clay Dungan (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization.

Dungan attended Yorktown High School in Yorktown, Indiana, where he played baseball.[7] He batted .488 with 13 steals as a senior in 2015.[8] After graduating, he enrolled at Indiana State University where he played college baseball and batted .305 with nine home runs, 38 RBIs, and ten doubles over 61 starts as a senior in 2019.[9] He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[10]

Dungan signed with the Royals and made his professional debut with the Idaho Falls Chukars with whom he was named an All-Star.[11] Over 65 games, he hit .357 with two home runs, 38 RBIs, and 19 doubles. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.[12] In 2021, he played with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and slashed .288/.357/.405 with nine home runs, 56 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over 108 games.[13] He was assigned to the Omaha Storm Chasers for the 2022 season.[14] Over 127 games, he compiled a .208/.294/.334 slash line with nine home runs, 52 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.[15] He returned to Omaha in 2023, hitting .273 with three home runs, thirty RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 89 games.[16]

On December 6, 2023, the San Diego Padres selected Dungan in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[17] He split the 2024 season between the San Antonio Missions and El Paso Chihuahuas, batting .242 with nine home runs, 71 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases over 127 games.[18] Dungan was assigned to El Paso for the 2025 season and hit .273 with 14 home runs, 80 RBIs and 30 stolen bases over 140 games.[19]

Ruben Galindo

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Ruben Galindo
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (2001-01-24) January 24, 2001 (age 25)
San Juan de Urabá, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Colombia
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
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Ruben Antonio Galindo Naar[20] (born January 24, 2001) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Galindo signed with the San Diego Padres on July 2, 2019.[21]

Galindo represented the Colombia national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic,[22] pitching in Colombia's games against Great Britain[23] and the United States.[24] Galindo was part of the Colombia squad that won the gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in October 2023.[25][20]

Garrett Hawkins

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Garrett Hawkins
San Diego Padres – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (2000-02-10) February 10, 2000 (age 26)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Garrett David Hawkins (born February 10, 2002) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Hawkins played baseball at the University of British Columbia. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the ninth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[26] He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023 and missed the 2024 season.[27]

Hawkins returned to action in 2025 with the High-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and Double-A San Antonio Missions; in 45 appearances for the two affiliates, he accumulated a 9-1 record and 1.50 ERA with 80 strikeouts and 10 saves over 60 innings of work. On November 18, 2025, the Padres added Hawkins to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[28]

Jagger Haynes

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Jagger Haynes
San Diego Padres – No. 79
Pitcher
Born: (2002-09-20) September 20, 2002 (age 23)
Whiteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Coleman Jagger Haynes (born September 20, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Haynes attended West Columbus High School in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina, where he played baseball.[29] He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[30] He was the youngest pitcher selected in the draft.[31] He signed with the team for $300,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.[32]

Haynes underwent Tommy John surgery after being drafted, and made his professional debut in 2023 with the Lake Elsinore Storm.[33] He started 11 games and went 0-3 with a 3.91 ERA. Haynes played with the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the 2024 season, starting 22 games and going 2-6 with a 4.64 ERA and 114 strikeouts over 110+23 innings.[34] He was assigned to the San Antonio Missions for the 2025 season.[35] Over 26 games (25 starts), Haynes went 3-4 with a 4.11 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 103 innings pitched.[36]

Carter Loewen

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Carter Loewen
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (1998-09-28) September 28, 1998 (age 27)
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Carter Loewen (born September 28, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Loewen attended Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Loewen was drafted in the 40th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays but decided instead to play college baseball at the University of Hawaii.[37]

Loewen signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Padres in 2020. He underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2021, which resulted in him missing most of the 2022 season. Loewen made two appearances for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in 2025.[38]

Loewen was named to the Canada national baseball team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic but did not pitch because he was unable to obtain insurance.[39]

Isaiah Lowe

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Isaiah Lowe
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 22)
Shelby, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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Isaiah Daniel Lowe (born May 7, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Lowe attended Combine Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina, where he played baseball as a pitcher and third baseman.[40] He committed to play college baseball at Wake Forest University.[41] Lowe was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, and signed with the team for $400,000.[42]

Lowe made his professional debut in 2023 with the Arizona Complex League Padres and Lake Elsinore Storm, but appeared in only four games before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.[43] He returned to Lake Elsinore to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Fort Wayne TinCaps in late July.[44] Over 24 games (twenty starts) between the two teams, Lowe went 7-6 with a 3.33 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 105+13 innings.[45] Lowe returned to Fort Wayne for the 2025 season.[46] Over 22 starts, he pitched to a 3-12 record, a 5.69 ERA and 70 strikeouts over 91+23 innings.[47] Lowe was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas after the season.[48]

Kash Mayfield

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Kash Mayfield
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (2005-02-08) February 8, 2005 (age 21)
Elk City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Coleman Kash Mayfield (born February 8, 2005) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Mayfield attended Elk City High School in Elk City, Oklahoma, where he played baseball.[49] As a senior in 2024, he went 8-0 with a 0.16 ERA and 115 strikeouts over 44 innings and was named the Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year, which he also won in 2023.[50] He committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma State University.[51]

Mayfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the first round, with the 25th overall selection, of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[52][53][54] On July 24, 2024, Mayfield signed with the Padres on a $3.4 million contract.[55]

Mayfield made his professional debut in 2025 with the Lake Elsinore Storm.[56]

Miguel Méndez

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Miguel Méndez
San Diego Padres – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 (age 23)
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Miguel José Méndez (born July 1, 2002) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Méndez signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in February 2021. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Padres. He pitched 2022 with the Arizona Complex League Padres and Fort Wayne TinCaps and 2023 with the Lake Elsinore Storm. After the 2023 season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.

Méndez spent 2024 with Lake Elsinore and started 2025 with Lake Elsinore before being promoted to Fort Wayne and the Double-A San Antonio Missions.[57] On November 18, 2025, the Padres added Méndez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[58]

Kruz Schoolcraft

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Kruz Schoolcraft
San Diego Padres
Pitcher
Born: (2007-04-18) April 18, 2007 (age 18)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Kruz Schoolcraft (born April 18, 2007) is an American professional baseball pitcher and first baseman in the San Diego Padres organization.

Schoolcraft attended Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon.[59] He played as a pitcher and also played first base in high school.[60] As a junior in 2024, he went 10–1 with a 0.39 earned run average (ERA), and 146 strikeouts over 71+23 innings as a pitcher and hit .506 with seven home runs and 30 runs batted in (RBI).[61]

Schoolcraft entered his senior year in 2025 as a top prospect for the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[62] He was committed to play college baseball at the University of Tennessee.[63][64] Schoolcraft was selected with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.[65] Schoolcraft signed with the Padres for a $3,606,600 signing bonus on July 24, 2025.[66]

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

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Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

  •  3 Pete Zamora

Coaches

  • 22 Matt Adams (bench)
  • 45 Jimmy Jones (assistant pitching)
  • 12 Scott Mitchell (pitching)
  • 23 Raul Padron (hitting)

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Double-A

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Pitchers

  • 16 Harry Gustin
  •  2 Jagger Haynes
  •  8 Kevin Kopps
  • -- Miguel Mendez
  •  5 Johan Moreno
  • 29 Ryan Och
  • 12 Cole Paplham
  •  9 Enmanuel Pinales
  • 24 Ethan Routzahn
  • -- Fernando Sanchez
  • -- Jackson Smeltz
  • -- Andrew Thurman
  • 17 Eric Yost

Catchers

  •  4 Oswaldo Linares
  • -- Ethan Salas
  • 14 Christopher Sargent
  • 66 Andy Thomas ‡
  •  7 Anthony Vilar

Infielders

  •  3 Wyatt Hoffman
  • 28 Ryan Jackson
  • 26 Romeo Sanabria
  • -- Carson Tucker
  • -- Luis Verdugo

Outfielders

  • -- Albert Fabian
  • 31 Braedon Karpathios
  • 40 Joshua Mears
  •  1 Kai Murphy
  • -- Tyler Robertson

Manager

Coaches

  • 20 Jeff Andrews (pitching)
  • 13 Miguel Del Castillo (bench)
  • 44 Eric Del Prado (hitting)

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High-A

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Pitchers

  • 27 Clark Candiotti
  • 14 Ruben Galindo
  • 29 Luis Germán
  • 26 Ian Koenig
  • 10 Isaiah Lowe
  • 30 Josh Mallitz
  • -- Maikel Miralles
  • -- Tyler Morgan
  • 41 Jose Luis Reyes
  • 36 Braian Salazar
  •  8 Will Varmette
  • 22 Sam Whiting
  • 28 C.J. Widger

Catchers

  • 20 Brendan Durfee
  • 33 Lamar King Jr.

Infielders

  • 10 Luke Cantwell
  • 23 Jack Costello
  • 40 Victor Duarte
  • 34 Zach Evans
  • 16 Jonathan Vastine
  •  1 Rosman Verdugo

Outfielders

  •  2 Kai Roberts
  • 12 Kasen Wells

Manager

  • -- Jon Mathews

Coaches

  • -- Yorman Bazardo (pitching)
  • -- Jerry Downs (hitting)
  •  3 Luis Mendez (bench)

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Single-A

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Pitchers

  • 18 Bryan Balzer
  • 46 Winyer Chourio
  • 12 Adam Conrad
  • 29 Humberto Cruz ‡
  • 47 Jaxon Dalena
  • 15 Vicarte Domingo
  • -- Clay Edmondson
  •  9 Igor Gil
  • 34 Bernard Jose
  • 29 Landry Jurecka
  • 17 Kannon Kemp
  • 16 Will Koger
  • -- Matt LaChappa
  • 44 Kash Mayfield
  • -- Carson Montgomery
  • 52 Cameron Nohos
  • -- Kleiber Olmedo
  • 38 Abraham Parra
  • -- Zack Qin
  • 26 Ryan Reed
  • 31 Kruz Schoolcraft
  • 32 Carson Swilling
  • 43 Jordan Valenzuela
  • 48 Charlie Walker
  • -- Mario Zabala

Catchers

  • 33 Ty Harvey
  • 27 Truitt Madonna
  •  8 Yoiber Ocopio
  • 23 Carlos Rodriguez

Infielders

  • 25 Kerrington Cross
  • 25 Justin DeCriscio
  • 45 Kale Fountain
  •  4 Bradley Frye
  •  5 Dylan Grego
  •  6 Jorge Quintana

Outfielders

  •  1 George Bilecki
  • 37 Alex McCoy
  • 21 Kavares Tears
  •  2 Cardell Thibodeaux
  • 10 Ryan Wideman

Manager

Coaches

  • 49 Yorman Bazardo (pitching)
  • 50 Jerry Downs (hitting)
  • 21 Greg Starbuck (bench)

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Rookie

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Pitchers

  • 99 Erick Batista
  • 46 Adler Cecil
  • -- Javier Chacon
  • 58 Manuel Davila
  • -- Tyler Dietz
  • -- Nick Falter
  • 82 Joseph Herrera
  • -- Jamie Hitt
  • 76 Dane Lais
  • -- Brandon Langley
  • 89 Luis Maracara
  • 49 Rordy Mejia
  • -- Daichi Moriki
  • 60 Jose Ortega
  • 75 Dariel Polanco
  • -- Cal Riehl
  • -- Michael Salina
  • -- Tyler Schmitt
  • 34 Matthew Watson

Catchers

  • -- Jake Bold
  •  8 Jesus Castro
  • 80 Alcides Hernandez
  • 23 Jack Mathey
  • -- Colton Vincent

Infielders

  • -- Luis De Leon
  • 11 Ethan Long
  • 67 Yimy Tovar
  • -- Dawson Willis

Outfielders

  • 21 Jesmaylin Arias
  • -- Jacob Campbell
  • 57 Donte Grant
  • -- Qrey Lott
  • -- Conner Westenburg

Manager

  • 24 LJhonaldo Pozo

Coaches

  • 15 Brian Betancourth (bench)
  • 72 Daniel Camarena (pitching)
  •  8 Nolan Earley (hitting)
  •  3 Ruddy Giron (hitting)
  • 17 Yoel Monzon (rehab pitching)
  • 23 Jed Morris (bench)
  • 47 Leo Rosales (pitching)

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Foreign Rookie

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Pitchers

  •  7 Carlos Alvarez
  •  3 Gensy Aquino
  • 32 Jeuris Guzman
  • -- Nathanael Jacinto
  • 29 Miguel Angel Ledesma
  • 55 Kelvin Marte
  • 39 Jose Montijo
  • 33 Wilfred Paca
  • 26 Victor Pilar
  •  9 Enmanuel Polo
  • -- Diego Serna
  • -- Lan-Hong Su

Catchers

  • 24 Alberto Enriche
  • 16 Angel Mejia
  • 22 Matthew Sosa
  • 11 Gabriel Teran
  •  5 Joseph Uzeta

Infielders

  • 53 Ariel Dilone
  • -- Dawry Guerrero
  • 12 Yonaiker Hernandez
  • -- Gabriel Ollarves
  •  1 Eliander Primera
  • 23 Endy Rios

Outfielders

  • -- Rafael Moran
  • 18 Sebstian Pena
  •  4 Frederick Saguita

Manager

  • -- Diego Cedeno

Coaches

  • -- Nelson Cruz (pitching)
  • -- Rogelio Del Campo (hitting)
  • -- Duanel Jones (hitting)
  • -- Jackson Quezada (pitching)
  • -- Juan Rojas (bench)

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Pitchers

  • 20 Miguel Alvarez
  • 43 Raymel Belliard
  • 53 Yoesmerli Beltre
  • 44 Jose Blanco
  • 24 Daniel Burciaga
  • 17 Jesus Castro
  • -- Michel Cervantes
  • 39 Marco Eluscat
  • 49 Josias Figuereo
  • 26 Edwyn Hernandez
  • 40 Dalvi Nunez
  • 14 Jeronimo Palmeros
  • 38 Albert Perez
  • 34 Guillermo Romero
  • -- Yunny Tovar
  • 46 Florangel Vasquez
  • 41 Jeferson Villabona

Catchers

  • 25 Antonio Alcala
  • 24 Dayquer Alfonzo
  •  7 Santiago Contreras
  •  9 Jhojan Downer
  •  5 Isaac Ponce

Infielders

  • 22 Fabian Alcantara
  • 27 Abraham Bastidas
  • 10 Darian Castillo
  • 12 Deivid Coronil
  •  4 Jhoan De La Cruz
  • -- Joniel Hernandez
  • 27 Yorvin Morla
  • 13 Eduarlin Tejeda
  •  1 Santiago Vargas
  •  3 Jose Verdugo

Outfielders

  • 15 Cristian Benavides
  • 33 Eddson Martinez
  •  2 Moises Valdez

Manager

  •   Brallan Perez

Coaches

  •   Wilfri De La Cruz (bench)
  •   Felipe Morillo (bench)
  •   Edinson Rincon (hitting)
  •   Craven Travis (pitching)

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