In soaring season, 21-year-old center fielder has been bankable constant
Padres’ rookie Jackson Merrill celebrates his three-run home run Wednesday with Xander Bogaerts at Petco Park.against the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park. In a season when Dylan Cease threw a no-hitter, Jurickson Profar became a first-time All-Star in his 11th season, Luis Arraez stands as one of only two players in the National League hitting .300, none are the MVP of the Padres.
“I don’t think I’ve seen it, especially from a rookie,” Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove said of Merrill’s unflagging consistency at such a high level at his age, at that type of spotlight position. “There are guys who played their whole career who don’t have as good a season as this and he’s playing a brand-new position, a premium position.Padres’ center fielder Jackson Merrill gets a Heart & Hustle Award from manager Mike Shildt before Thursday’s game against the Tigers at Petco Park.
Not exactly the concept, of course, since it’s about making a choice, but you understand his rock-solid commitment to a season’s worth of messaging.San Diego Padres’ Jackson Merrill celebrates a three-run home run in the fourth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Petco Park on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in San Diego, CA.
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