SignOnSanDiego.com · May 8, 2019
Padres notes: Gerardo Reyes picks up bullpen, Tatis’ next step
Gregory Bull/AP San Diego Padres relief pitcher Gerardo Reyes reacts after striking out New York Mets’ Todd Frazier during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Gerardo Reyes had a grand total of zero plate appearances as a professional – really, none since his high school days in Hidalgo, Texas – when Andy Green sent him to the batters’ box in the bottom of the seventh inning with a runner on second base and the Padres clinging to a one-run lead. The Padres’ fourth-year skipper didn’t hesitate because he badly needed more of what Reyes offered a half-inning earlier: Outs.
The 25-year-old Mexican obliged in a big way.