Below are select minor league players of the San Diego Padres organization and the rosters of their minor league affiliates:

Players

Lake Bachar

Lake David Bachar (born June 3, 1995) is an American

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in the San Diego Padres organization. Bachar attended

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, where he played baseball and football. After graduating high school in 2013, he enrolled at the

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on a football scholarship. After his freshman year at UW-Whitewater, Bachar joined the baseball team in addition to still playing football. In 2015, his sophomore year and first as a member on the baseball team, he appeared in ten games (making seven starts) in which he went 7–1 with a 2.24 ERA and 46 strikeouts. That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the

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. As a junior in 2016, he went 8–6 with a 2.53 ERA over innings. Following the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the

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. He signed for $350,000. After signing, Bachar made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres before earning promotions to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A

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and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced

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. Over 15 games between the three clubs, he went 2–2 with a 3.19 ERA. In 2017, he began the year back in the Arizona League before being promoted back to Fort Wayne. Over 13 games (seven starts), he pitched to a 5–1 record, a 3.38 ERA, and 47 strikeouts over innings. Bachar began the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and was promoted to the

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of the Class AA

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in May. He went 5–9 with a 4.68 ERA over 27 games (18 starts), pitching a total of innings between the two teams. In 2019, he appeared in 24 games (19 starts) for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Class AA Texas League, going 8–4 with a 3.98 ERA and 126 strikeouts over innings. Bachar did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season, and he missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing

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. He played the 2022 season with San Antonio. Over 27 games (seven starts), he went 5-3 with a 6.15 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 18 walks over innings.

Tom Cosgrove

Thomas Cosgrove (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional

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in the San Diego Padres organization. Cosgrove played

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. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the

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. The Padres added Cosgrove to their 40-man roster after the 2022 season.

Ángel Felipe

Ángel Alberto Felipe (born August 30, 1997) is a Dominican

in the San Diego Padres organization. Felipe signed with the

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as an international free agent in June 2015. He played in the Rays organization until 2021. He signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres in January 2022. The Padres added him to their 40-man roster during the 2022 season.

Mason Fox

Mason T. Fox (born January 7, 1997) is an American professional

in the San Diego Padres organization. Fox attended Pisgah High School in Canton, North Carolina and played

at Gardner-Webb University. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the

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. Fox made his professional debut in 2018 with the Arizona League Padres, going 1–1 with a 3.80 ERA over innings. In 2019, he pitched for the

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, Fort Wayne TinCaps and Lake Elsinore Storm, pitching to a combined 3–0 record, 0.55 ERA, and 56 strikeouts over innings pitched in relief. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to

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, he did not pitch for a team. He spent the 2021 season in the Arizona League along with the

and El Paso Chihuahuas. Over innings pitched between the three teams, Fox went 3–3 with a 10.53 ERA, 25 walks, and 48 strikeouts.

Korry Howell

Korry Howell (born September 1, 1998) is an American

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in the San Diego Padres organization. Howell attended

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in Flossmoor, Illinois, and

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. Following his freshman year at Kirkwood, he was selected by the

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in the 19th round of the

, but did not sign. As a sophomore at Kirkwood, he hit .401 with forty stolen bases over sixty games. He was selected by the

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in the 12th round of the

, and signed for $210,000. Howell made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Brewers, batting .311/.398/.350 over 28 games. In 2019, he played with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A

with whom he hit .235 with two home runs, 22 RBIs, 12 doubles, and 19 stolen bases over 91 games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 after the cancellation of the season due to the

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, and spent the summer playing with the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League. To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned back to the Timber Rattlers, now members of the High-A Central. He was promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A South in early August. Over 107 games between the two clubs, he

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.244/.349/.455 with 16 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases. On April 6, 2022, Howell was traded to the San Diego Padres along with

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in exchange for Victor Caratini. He was assigned to the

of the Double-A

to open the season. He batted .248 with six home runs, twenty RBIs, and 12 stolen bases over 48 games before suffering a season-ending injury.

Alek Jacob

Alek Scott Jacob (born June 16, 1998) is an American

in the San Diego Padres organization. Jacob grew up in

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and attended

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. Jacob played college baseball career at Gonzaga. He was named to the

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All-Freshman team. As a senior, Jacob was named the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year after going 8-1 with three saves, a 2.52 ERA, and 112 strikeouts in innings pitched over 17 appearances with 11 starts. Jacob was selected in the 16th round by the San Diego Padres in the

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. He was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Padres to start his professional career before being promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm of Low-A West. Jacob began the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the

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, where he won three games and surrendered no earned runs in four appearances before being promoted to the Double-A

.
Gonzaga Bulldogs bio

Taylor Kohlwey

Taylor Kohlwey (born July 20, 1994) is an American

in the San Diego Padres organization. Kohlwey attended Holmen High School in Holmen, Wisconsin, and played

at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. As a senior at UW-La Crosse in 2016, he batted .485 with nine home runs, 57 RBIs, 22 doubles, and 76 runs scored over 49 starts. Following his senior season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 21st round of the

. Kohlwey split his first professional season between the

, Fort Wayne TinCaps, and Lake Elsinore Storm, and returned to Lake Elsinore for the 2017 season. He played the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and the

, and split the 2019 season between Lake Elsinore, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and the El Paso Chihuahuas. He played the 2021 season with both San Antonio and El Paso. He returned to El Paso for the 2022 season. Over 128 games, he compiled a .297/.389/.443 slash line with 11 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 32 doubles.
Wisconsin-La Crosse Eagles bio

José López

José Alexander López (born February 15, 1999) is an Dominican

for the San Diego Padres of

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. The Padres selected José López from the

in the Rule 5 draft after the 2022 season.

Joshua Mears

Joshua Livingstone Mears (born February 21, 2001) is an American

in the San Diego Padres organization. Mears was born in

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and attended

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. He batted .509 with ten home runs as a senior. Mears had committed to play college baseball at

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prior to being drafted. Mears was selected in the second round of the

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by the San Diego Padres and received a $1 million signing bonus. After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Arizona League Padres and batted .253 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs, and thirty runs scored in 166 at-bats. Mears was named to the Padres' 2021 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee and entered the season as the organization's 10th-ranked prospect by MLB.com. He was assigned to the Low-A Lake Elsinore Storm for the 2021 season. Over 71 games, he

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.244/.368/.529 with 17 home runs, 48 RBIs, and ten stolen bases. He missed time during the season due to injury.

Evan Mendoza

Evan Manuel Mendoza (born June 28, 1996) is an American

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in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Mendoza was born in

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, and began his high school career at

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in Severna Park, Maryland. After his freshman year, he and his family moved to

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where he attended Sarasota High School. As a senior in 2014, he was 7–2 with a 0.78 ERA in 54 innings pitched. He was not drafted out of high school in the

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and enrolled at

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where he played

for the

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. As a freshman at NC State in 2015, Mendoza struggled, posting a 6.75 ERA in nine appearances. After his freshman season, he was converted from a pitcher to a position player. As a sophomore he led NC State with a .362 batting average and was named to the All-ACC second team. After the 2016 season, he played

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with the Bourne Braves of the

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. In 2017, as a junior, he started all 61 of NC State's games and batted .262 with five home runs and 35 RBIs. After his junior year, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the

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. Mendoza signed with the Cardinals for $150,000 and was assigned to the State College Spikes. After batting .370/.431/.549 with three home runs, 28 RBIs, and 14 doubles in 41 games he was promoted to the

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in August where he finished the season, batting .270 with one home run, eight RBIs, and six doubles in 18 games. While playing for State College, he was named to the

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All-Star Game, and his .370 batting average won him the title of 2017 New York-Penn League batting champion. He began 2018 with the

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where he was named to the

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All-Star Game. After batting .349/.394/.456 with three home runs and 16 RBIs through 37 games, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in May. Mendoza was selected as St. Louis' Minor League Player of the Month for May after batting a combined .369 with an .895 OPS in 28 total games played between Palm Beach and Springfield during the month. He ended the year with Springfield, hitting .254 with five home runs and 26 RBIs in 98 games. Mendoza began 2019 with the

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but was reassigned back to Springfield in April. He was promoted back to Memphis in June, but placed on the

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that same month after breaking his wrist, ultimately ending his season. Over sixty games between the two teams, Mendoza hit .252 with one home run and 21 RBIs. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

. For the 2021 season, Mendoza returned to Memphis, slashing .242/.305/.290 with one home run, 27 RBIs, and 14 doubles over 116 games. He returned to Memphis for the 2022 season. Over 109 games, he batted .247 with four home runs, 29 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. After the 2022 season, the Padres selected Mendoza from the St. Louis Cardinals in the minor league phase in the Rule 5 draft.

Brett Sullivan

Brett Charles Sullivan (born February 22, 1994) is an American professional

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in the San Diego Padres organization. Sullivan played

at the University of the Pacific. He was drafted by the

in the 17th round of the

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. He played in the Rays organization until 2021. Sullivan signed a major league deal with the

on December 1, 2021. On April 6, 2022, Sullivan was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Korry Howell in exchange for

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Matt Waldron

Matthew Lawrence Waldron (born September 26, 1996) is an American

in the San Diego Padres organization. Waldron attended Westside High School in

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, where he played on their

team and went 9-0 with a 1.29 ERA, 82 strikeouts, and seven walks over 65 innings as a senior in 2015. He threw a

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in the Class A Baseball State Championship, helping lead Westside to their third straight title. He went unselected in the

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, and enrolled at the

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where he played four years of

. As a senior in 2019, he made 14 starts and went 6-4 with a 3.05 ERA and 93 strikeouts over innings. Following the season's end, he was selected by the

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in the 18th round of the

. Waldron signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the

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before he was promoted to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Over innings between the two teams, he went 4-0 with a 2.96 ERA. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. On August 31, 2020, the Indians trade Waldron,

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, and Greg Allen to the San Diego Padres in exchange for

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, Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Gabriel Arias, Owen Miller, and Joey Cantillo. He opened the 2021 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and was promoted to the

in July. He finished the season starting twenty games going 3-8 with a 4.25 ERA and 103 strikeouts over innings. Waldron returned to San Antonio to begin 2022 and was promoted to the El Paso Chihuahuas in late June. Over 25 starts between the two teams, he went 5-10 with a 6.26 ERA and 96 strikeouts over innings. Waldron's twin brother, Mike, also played on the Nebraska baseball team.
Nebraska Cornhuskers bio

Jackson Wolf

Jackson David Wolf (born April 22, 1999) is an American

in the San Diego Padres organization. Wolf attended Lincoln High School in

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, where he played

. He went unselected in the

and enrolled at

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where he played

. During the summer of 2019, Wolf played in the

with the Cotuit Kettleers. As a senior at West Virginia in 2021, he started 14 games and went 6-5 with a 3.03 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 89 innings. Following the end of the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round with the 129th overall selection of the

. He signed with the team for $300,000. Wolf split his first professional season in 2021 between the Arizona Complex League Padres and the Lake Elsinore Storm, posting a 3.00 ERA and 24 strikeouts over 15 innings. He opened the 2022 season with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, starting 22 games and going 7-8 with a 4.01 ERA and 134 strikeouts over 119 innings. He was later promoted to the

near the season's end with whom he made two starts.
West Virginia Mountaineers bio

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