The Padres activated Wil Myers from the injured list Sunday. He was in the lineup playing right field. Brian O’Grady, meanwhile, was optioned to Triple-A, while Keone Kela was moved to the 60-day injured list, per the team.
Myers had been out of action since May 11th. The multi-positional righty was off to a solid start at the plate, slashing .255/.342/.415 with four home runs in 120 plate appearances. Myers, the longest-tenured Padre, has taken a backseat to more prominent players in recent years, but he remains a key piece of the lineup. He has settled in as their everyday right fielder after years of shifting around the diamond. His 154 wRC+ in 2020 was easily the highest such mark of his career.
O’Grady has been part of the solution in right field during Myers’ absence, along with Jurickson Profar, Jorge Mateo and Patrick Kivlehan. But O’Grady saw the most action, starting five games as opposed to five starts for the other three players combined. The 29-year-old hit just .100/.268/.150, however, in 27 plate appearances. The most action he has seen in an MLB season is 48 plate appearances with the Reds back in 2019.
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