The All-Star Break continued, but one lucky Padres affiliate played on!

Here is our recap of the day’s events. 

El Paso Chihuahuas – All-Star Break

San Antonio Missions – All-Star Break

Right-hander Braden Nett, who exited his last start due to injury, has been dealing with lower back stiffness, per Express News’ Christina Huang on site in San Antonio. According to Huang, “there’s a good chance” the right-hander will be back on the mound this upcoming weekend against the Amarillo Sod Poodles. 

Missions starter Braden Nett left Friday’s game with “lower back stiffness,” but “there’s a good chance” he’ll be back during the upcoming homestand.

“Hopefully a little bit of treatment and some rest will get him right back to where he needs to be.”https://t.co/umbA63AmK8

— Christina Huang (@stina_huang) July 16, 2025

Fort Wayne TinCaps – All-Star Break

TinCaps right-hander Josh Mallitz was assigned to the ACL Padres on Wednesday. Mallitz has not pitched in a game since May 31, so it is likely he is on a rehab assignment, though no official announcement was made in that regard. 

Lake Elsinore Storm – All-Star Break

While you wait for the Storm to return to action on Friday, take some time to check out our Editor-in-Chief’s interview with Storm right-hander Kannon Kemp: Padres’ prospect Kannon Kemp battled adversity, but ready to begin career with Storm

ACL Padres (Lost 13-12 vs ACL Reds) (13-41 on the season)

Alex McCoy – 2-for-5, Home Run, Double, Three RBI

Kasen Wells – 2-for-3, Double, Three Runs

Josh Mallitz – 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K (11 pitches – 9 strikes)

The ACL Padres showed up early, scoring 12 runs in the first three innings, but the pitching staff surrendered six in the bottom of the eighth, losing 13-12. Josh Mallitz made his first appearance since May 31, tossing an inning of one-run baseball. Dane Lais allowed two runs in 1.2 innings, striking out one batter. Dariel Polanco allowed three runs in 2.1 innings. Ruben Salinas pitched two innings of one-run baseball, but Jordan Valenzuela failed to retire any of the five batters he faced, as all would come around to score. Yovannki Pascual allowed the go-ahead run to score, taking the loss. 

Alex McCoy flashed his power in the game, finishing with two extra-base hits, including a homer. McCoy had some blistering exit velocities of over 100 mph, as his home run registered at 112 mph. Kasen Wells had two hits and scored three runs. Jose Sanabria had an RBI double and drove in two runs on the evening. Jesus Castro also singled to drive in two runs, and Emil Turbi had a two-hit game.

DSL Padres – Off Day

Diego Garcia

A born and raised San Diegan, Diego Garcia is a lifetime Padres fan and self-proclaimed baseball nerd. Diego wrote about baseball on his own site between 2021-22 before joining the East Village Times team in 2024. He also posts baseball content on his YouTube channel “Stat Nerd Baseball”, creating content around trades, hypotheticals, player analyses, the San Diego Padres, and MLB as a whole.

A 2024 graduate of San Diego State, Diego aims to grow as a writer and content creator in the baseball community.