Every offseason in MLB, the game’s brightest minds spend nearly six months building their perfect projections for the coming year. Then every April, a select group of players comes along to bust those projections into smithereens.
Sure, the MLB season is only a month old, but it's never too early to look at which rookies are already shaping up to have a strong case for AL and NL Rookies of the Year.
The No. 12 prospect in baseball has been lights ahead of many of his peers so far
The San Diego Padres (10-9) visit the Milwaukee Brewers (10-5) at 7:40 PM ET Tuesday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Jackson Merrill is batting .356 this year (eighth in the league) for the favored Padres (-126), while William Contreras ranks second in the majors with a .390 average for the […]
Rookie Jackson Merrill's enthusiasm appears to be contagious for the San Diego Padres, who will continue their three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Rookie Jackson Merrill singled home two runs during a six-run fifth inning as the visiting San Diego Padres opened a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 7-3 win on Monday.
Jackson Merrill is leading off for the first time in his big league career! Location: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch.
With the Baltimore Orioles officially promoting middle infielder Jackson Holliday to the majors on Wednesday, the three youngest players in MLB now all have something very obvious in common, other than their age.
After a four-hit game in a loss to the Giants, Jackson Merrill leads the San Diego Padres (5-7) as -135 favorites against the Chicago Cubs (6-3). Action gets underway from PETCO Park at 9:40 PM ET on Monday, live on MLB Network.
Dunn was quietly inserted into the Brewers lineup and got his first major league hit in his third at-bat.
Though the San Diego Padres fell short of a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in their regular season opener, one highlight of the game was Jackson Merrill making his MLB debut.
As far as NL Rookie of the Year candidates go, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is certainly worthy of being one of the favorites. Before you place your bet, however, take a look at these players challenging him for NL ROY honors.
Every single player in the San Diego Padres' starting lineup on Opening Day has experience at shortstop, save for one.
Jackson Merrill, a 20-year-old center fielder who had never played above Double-A, made his major league debut for San Diego in Wednesday's opener against the Dodgers after the Padres selected his contract from Double-A San Antonio.
The San Diego Padres Opening Day roster for the Seoul Series features Jackson Merrill, the organization’s top prospect, in position for his MLB debut in center field.
The San Diego Padres Opening Day roster for the Seoul Series features Jackson Merrill, the organization’s top prospect, in position for his MLB debut in center field.
Merrill recently transitioned off shortstop to find more playing time
We are about a week away from Opening Day and that means rosters are starting to take shape and players are being told what level they will start the new season. While spring training isn't the only factor in making these decisions, having a standout performance can help bolster your chances of making the team out of camp.
The San Diego Padres have a roster of what seems like a thousand shortstops playing out of position. Well, perhaps unsurprisingly, the team will fill its center field vacancy with a top shortstop prospect.
The San Diego Padres are handing top prospect Jackson Merrill the keys to center field ahead of Opening Day. Exciting news, though it should be noted that Merrill has never played above the Double-A level.
Spring Training is in full swing right now for the MLB, and baseball fans get an early treat this year as the regular season will get started a little bit earlier than usual.
The Padres have left open the possibility of bringing in veteran outfield help well into spring training.
San Diego Padres' top prospect Jackson Merrill is bidding to make some serious baseball history. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today: Shortstop Jackson Merrill, the Padres’ No.
San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill is making the transition from shortstop to the outfield this season. So far, so good. In Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Merrill had the opportunity to make some plays from the outfield, including an impressive throw home to get a runner out on an outfield assists.
The San Diego Padres are underway at Spring Training in Peoria, Arizona as they look to bounce back in the 2024 season after disappointingly missing the playoffs last year.
The San Diego Padres knew last year that they would need Jackson Merrill to transition to the outfield if he wanted to make a big league roster. That's why he played five games in left field while in Double-A.
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