Minors: Joshua Mears working way back in rookie ball

Joshua Mears homered twice in excessive Single-A Fort Wayne’s second recreation of the season. He added a second two-homer recreation almost two weeks later and a 3rd two days after that.

The trail again to being that sort of harmful bat is starting in rookie ball.

Moved to developmental record as his strikeouts ballooned and his contact charge bottomed out, the 21-year-old Mears was again in motion on Monday because the rookie-level Arizona Complicated League Padres opened their season with a 4-2 loss to the Royals.

Mears went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

Ranked No. 9 within the system by MLB.com, Mears had eight homers in his first 31 video games at Fort Wayne, pushing his slugging proportion to .486 regardless of a .185 batting common and a .299 on-base proportion.

His 56 strikeouts in opposition to 13 walks pushed his strikeout charge to 44.1 %, almost 5 factors increased than it was whereas hitting .244/.368/.529 with 17 homers in 71 video games final 12 months at low Single-A Lake Elsinore.

Designated hitter Ruben Salinas drove in two runs on two hits and shortstop Victor Acosta went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Acosta additionally made two errors within the area.

Middle fielder Eddy Beltre went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored.

Left-hander Javier Chacon struck out 5 over 3 2/3 scoreless innings in aid after right-hander Henry Baez allowed 4 runs – three earned – in 2 1/3 innings within the begin.

Outfielder Samuel Zavala, a standout final 12 months within the Dominican Summer time League alongside Victor Acosta, is beginning the 12 months in Arizona however has been slowed by a decrease leg harm.

ROOKIE DSL PADRES (1-0)

• Padres 5, Orioles 2: RHP Aldo Leija (0.00) struck out 4 over 4 hitless innings within the begin and RHP Luis Acosta (1-0, 0.00) adopted with two unearned runs allowed in three innings for the win. LHP Jefren Tejeda (0.00) saved his first recreation with two scoreless innings. 2B Alain Camou (1.100 OPS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stroll and a run scored. SS Yendry Rojas (.800 OPS) went 2-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.

Word: The remainder of the Padres’ associates had been off Monday.