
Padres reinstate center fielder Jackson Merrill from his 3rd stint on the injured list
The San Diego Padres reinstated center fielder Jackson Merrill from the 10-day injured list and recalled right-hander Sean Reynolds from Triple-A El Paso. Merrill was placed on the IL with a sprained left ankle on Aug. 23, retroactive to Aug. 20. It was his third IL stint and came after he missed six straight games. He last played on Aug. 17 in a loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. Merrill is hitting .261 with nine homers and 51 RBIs. He was not in the lineup for a series opener against the Baltimore Orioles.