The San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants, 7-6, on Saturday afternoon and improved to 80-68 on the year. Michael King struck out four across seven innings of work and allowed three earned runs off of five hits.
Back in 2018, catcher Luis Campusano was the 24th ranked prospect in the San Diego Padres' farm system. He was hitting .288 in Single-A as a 19-year-old, but was slightly overshadowed by the No.
The catcher who many thought played his way out of the San Diego Padres' plans at this time last year put them back in the National League's last wild-card spot on Friday night.
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 beat the New York Yankees in epic walk-off fashion on Friday night and improved to 74-67 on the year. Walker Buehler struck out six across five innings of work and allowed just one earned run on three hits.
Luis Campusano belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday night, giving the San Diego Padres a 3-2 win over the visiting New York Yankees.
Luis Campusano delivered the game-winning RBI in the 11th inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied to sweep the visiting Milwaukee Brewers with a 4-3 walk-off win on Wednesday.
San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano fouled a ball off his foot in the second game of the series against the Giants in San Francisco and went right back to work.
The Padres announced that they have selected the contract of catcher Rodolfo Durán. He’ll take the active roster spot of fellow backstop Luis Campusano, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left toe fracture.
The San Diego Padres may be without one of their more consistent players at the plate this season, at least for a little while. Catcher Luis Campusano is now being considered day-to-day after taking a foul ball of his foot in Tuesday's win over the San Francisco Giants.
The San Diego Padres were recently sold for $3.9 billion, and the new influx of cash may lead to a major on-field addition. Kevin Acee of the San Diego
San Diego Padres backup catcher Luis Campusano has been waiting for his big league moment for several years. Campusano was drafted by the Padres in second round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
The San Diego Padres’ offense has been very potent to begin the 2026 season. One of the early contributors has been Luis Campusano. He is off to a hot start because Campusano finally feels free from the pressure of fulfilling others’ expectations It has allowed him to play carefree baseball. Padres skipper Craig Stammen put trust in his game.
The San Diego Padres are coming off their most exciting win of the 2026 season on Thursday night, as they beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-3, on a walk-off grand slam by Xander Bogaerts in the 12th inning.
Former top-50 prospect Luis Campusano hasn’t lived up to expectations so far in his MLB career. Once viewed as a young catcher who would develop alongside a championship-level core, he’s now 26 and has yet to secure a starting role at the big-league level.
Over in the National League West, the San Diego Padres are hanging tough with their division rival Los Angeles Dodgers. As we enter the month of June, the former is 34-24 and just one game behind the latter in the standings.