The Padres are fond of saying all they strive to do is score one more run than the other team each day. But privately, most ...

For others, however, there have been some disappointing results on the diamond. That includes second-year star Jackson Merrill, who was one of the brightest young players in baseball a year ago.

Nevertheless, not every young player would display the maturity Merrill is showing amid one of the worst stretches of his big ...

After the Padres took down the Phillies on Saturday, Jackson Merrill broke down what went right for him in his huge game.

Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler, and Manny Machado hit a go-ahead sacrifice ...

Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched ...

The first half of the season concludes Sunday, and the Padres now have evidence for their professed faith that Jackson ...

Jackson Merrill worried this might happen. Earlier this week, as Merrill toiled through the worst slump of his young career, ...

The San Diego Padres stayed in character Sunday, using their top selection in the MLB Draft on a high school player for a ...

Say this much for San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill. When he snaps a slump, he doesn't do it with a bloop single off the end of the bat.

Merrill went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres' Jackson Merrill Frustrated Amid Brutal Slump. The ...