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The San Diego Padres have optioned catcher Luis Campusano, newly acquired veteran Connor Joe, and a pair of right-handed pitchers in Stephen Kolek and Ron Marin ...

The Padres planned to make a strong run at Japanese ... Machado has 167 homers in six seasons in San Diego and will no doubt put the record out of reach for a long time if he plays out the final ...