5:45pm: Per Annie Heilbrunn of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Sears will start tomorrow’s game with Vásquez pushed to Friday. 4:55pm: The Padres announced that right-hander Lucas Giolito has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 22nd, with right elbow inflammation.
Lucas Giolito tossed five shutout innings Saturday night and the San Diego Padres took advantage of surprising wildness from Athletics starter J.T. Ginn in a 2-0 home victory.
Before May 17, Lucas Giolito hadn’t pitched for an NL team since 2016 with the Nationals, the team that drafted him. But that changed, as Giolito toed the slab for the San Diego Padres.
Can you name every MLB player to hit at least three home runs in multiple postseasons in eight minutes?
Lucas Gioloto sat at home all winter, waiting for the phone to ring. Nearly a month into the season, the call finally came -- from the San Diego Padres.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
The San Diego Padres were in desperate need of a starter when Nick Pivetta landed on the injured list. Pivetta's departure couldn't have come at a worse time as veteran pitcher Griffin Canning and Joe Musgrove weren't ready to join the rotation from injury.
A Padres team that’s been piecing together its rotation over the course of the season thus far is on the verge of getting some much-needed starting pitching help.
Veteran right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito needs to be added to the San Diego Padres roster by this Saturday, which will force the team into a tough roster decision.
The San Diego Padres recently made a major addition to their pitching staff, signing veteran right-hander Lucas Giolito to bolster the rotation. Giolito had been patiently waiting on the free agency market, hoping for the right opportunity to come to him after a strong 2025 season.
Lucas Giolito recently signed a contract with the San Diego Padres. San Diego is hopeful that the veteran right-hander can make an impact at the big league level later this season.
Former All-Star pitcher Lucas Giolito has a new home for 2026. Giolito is signing with the San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports. The one-year contract is worth a base value of $3 million, but could rise to as much as $8 million.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
Right-hander Lucas Giolito signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Padres, however there is a mutual option for the 2027 season.
Giolito may be the best starting pitcher remaining in free agency. He may find a home for the 2026 season soon.
Lucas Giolito pitched well in the 2025 MLB season with the Boston Red Sox, but he began the 2026 season without a contract. Suddenly, Giolito’s market is picking up with two prominent National League teams showing interest: The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.
Lucas Giolito is the most notable unsigned player in MLB. The veteran right-hander went unsigned throughout the offseason. There hasn’t been much in the way of public rumors, as reported ties to the Braves and Padres were rather quickly downplayed.
Right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito has had a puzzling experience in free agency since the end of the 2025 season. And now, the 31-year-old has shared his thoughts on his offseason and what he's doing to remain an option for any team that's interested in signing him at some point this year.
It’s rare that relatively talented free agent pitchers are still available over a week after a season has begun. Yet that’s exactly the case when it comes to currently unemployed starting pitcher Lucas Giolito.
While it's been apparent for months that Lucas Giolito wouldn't be re-signing with the Boston Red Sox, it's flummoxed many how long he's remained on the market.
Lucas Giolito is arguably the top free agent still available on the market, especially in the starting pitching department. The 31-year-old right-hander is reportedly on the radar for several teams, including the Atlanta Braves, following his strong 2025 campaign with the Boston Red Sox.
Somehow, a pitcher who put up a 10-4 record with a 3.41 ERA remains unsigned as of Feb. 17. That's the unfortunate situation in which Lucas Giolito finds himself after a strong bounceback season with the Boston Red Sox.
Although the Atlanta Braves have been active this offseason, their starting rotation remains untouched. That may change in the coming days.
There is a lot of smoke out there in free agency right now. That shouldn't surprise anyone too much at this point. The Boston Red Sox's pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training on Feb.
With spring training just two weeks away, top talent remains unsigned in the free agent market.
It's odd to be so comfortable moving on from a pitcher who went 10-4 with a 3.41 ERA, but the Boston Red Sox are far beyond the need for Lucas Giolito.
After UCL surgery cost him the entire 2024 season, Lucas Giolito returned in 2025 to post solid results (3.41 ERA in 145 innings) in the Boston Red Sox rotation before the injury bug arose just prior to the start of Boston’s wild-card series with the New York Yankees.
Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito declined a $19 million mutual option, triggering a $1.5 million buyout, and is set to head to free agency, the Boston Globe reported Monday.
He’s coming off a platform year that is arguably better than the one Luis Severino turned in for the Mets a year ago.
The Boston Red Sox, in the thick of the American League playoff hunt, will look for a bounce-back performance from right-hander Lucas Giolito when they begin a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday.
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