Padres call up 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas for September playoff push
San Diego promoted prospect Ethan Salas, 20, to the major leagues for the final month of the season. According to CBS Sports, Salas would be the youngest active catcher in MLB since Pudge Rodriguez.
The San Diego Padres called up 20-year-old catcher prospect Ethan Salas for the final month of the regular season. Per CBS Sports, Salas would be the youngest active catcher in Major League Baseball since Pudge Rodriguez.
Salas received his call-up notification Monday night and has spent four seasons in the Padres' minor-league system working toward this assignment, according to MLB.com. The promotion arrives as the Padres make their playoff run in September.
Ethan Salas, 20, was called up by the Padres for the September stretch run and would be the youngest active MLB catcher since Pudge Rodriguez.
Whether Salas appears in games during the stretch run and how the Padres' playoff position evolves over the final weeks will determine the scope of his 2026 impact on both the team and his own development timeline.
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