The San Diego Padres placed catcher Freddy Fermin on the seven-day concussion injured list and selected the contract of catcher Blake Hunt from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
To open a spot on the 40-man roster for Hunt, right-hander Ty Adcock was designated for assignment.
Fremin left Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth inning when he was hit in the mask after a warm-up pitch from Yuki Matsui bounced in front of the plate.
Fermin, 31, was batting .148 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in 51 games for the Padres this season. In five major league seasons with the Kansas City Royals (2022-25) and Padres (2025-26), he is a .250 hitter with 23 home runs and 105 RBIs in 344 games.
Hunt, 27, is poised to make his major league debut after nine seasons in the minor leagues. He was batting .289 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 15 total minor league games this season.
Adcock, 29, never pitched for the Padres after recording a 7.94 ERA this season in 11 minor league appearances (one start) with the organization. In 18 career major league appearances for the Seattle Mariners (2023) and New York Mets (2024-25), he has a 5.48 ERA.
–Field Level Media
