CHICAGO -- In less than a week since the Cubs designated him for assignment, Matt Szczur is back in Chicago. This time, he's a member of the Padres, facing the White Sox.
It's been a smooth adjustment in a short amount of time for the outfielder, who joined the Padres on Monday, when they acquired him from the Cubs for right-hander Justin Hancock.
"I came into some pretty good hands here, [former teammates] Trevor Cahill and Clayton Richard, so it was an easy transition for me," Szczur said before Friday's game, which he led off with his first home run of the season on Miguel Gonzalez's first pitch of the game.