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Padres Lose Ramón Laureano to Season-Ending Surgery

6/6/2026

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Laureano Surgery

Ramón Laureano, hitting .203 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 53 games, had surgery for a torn labrum and was placed on the 60-day injured list, ending his 2026 season.
Manager Craig Stammen said Laureano’s loss hurts a Padres club that ranks last in batting average (.216) and runs (235) after a Phillies sweep.
Laureano will be a free agent after the season and face a multi-month recovery.

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Padres Need Offense

The San Diego Padres sit atop the National League West despite losing nine of the last ten games and scoring three or more runs four times.
Fans say the club urgently needs a reliable contact hitter.
Manager Craig Stammen says the squad must generate offense from the lineup.
The Padres begin a homestand on Friday against the New York Mets, having added Ramón Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn from the Orioles.

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Sheets Becomes LF

Laureano underwent surgery on Friday, June 5, 2026, to repair a torn right labrum, and the procedure is expected to sideline him for four to five months.
The Padres anticipate that Gavin Sheets will assume the role of primary left fielder for the remainder of the regular season.
The lineup shift will allow first-baseman Ty France to start regularly at first base.

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Laureano Surgery

Ramón Laureano, hitting .203 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 53 games, had surgery for a torn labrum and was placed on the 60-day injured list, ending his 2026 season.
Manager Craig Stammen said Laureano’s loss hurts a Padres club that ranks last in batting average (.216) and runs (235) after a Phillies sweep.
Laureano will be a free agent after the season and face a multi-month recovery.

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