| Thu Apr 14 2011 | 13:31 | Marlins sign Salazar to minors deal | ||||
Marlins signed INF/OF Oscar Salazar to a minor league contract. | ||||||
Salazar was released by the Padres at the end of spring training. The 32-year-old batted .237/.318/.336 with three homers and 19 RBI over 148 plate appearances at the major league level last season. | ||||||
| Source: Matt Eddy on Twitter | ||||||
| Tue Feb 8 2011 | 13:47 | Padres outright Salazar to AAA Nashville | ||||
Padres sent OF Oscar Salazar outright to Triple-A Nashville. | ||||||
Salazar was designated for assignment on February 1 to clear a roster spot for pitcher Samuel Deduno. The 32-year-old outfielder batted just .237 with a .318 on-base percentage over 131 at-bats last season for the Padres and will now have to climb his way back to the big leagues. | ||||||
| Tue Feb 1 2011 | 14:07 | Padres DFA veteran Oscar Salazar | ||||
Padres designated OF Oscar Salazar for assignment. | ||||||
The Padres claimed Samuel Deduno off waivers from the Rockies last week and needed to clear a space on their 40-man roster. So Salazar got the boot. He batted just .237/.318/.336 over 131 at-bats last season. | ||||||
| Sun Aug 1 2010 | 15:47 | Salazar lands on DL with achilles injury | ||||
Padres placed OF Oscar Salazar on 15-day disabled list with a strained right achilles tendon. | ||||||
Salazar may or may not be truly in need of a DL stint, but the Padres need to open up a roster spot for Ryan Ludwick, so the move is convenient. It's not known how much time he's expected to miss. | ||||||
| Thu Jul 29 2010 | 21:59 | Salazar gets pinch-hit walk-off | ||||
Oscar Salazar made the Padres a winner Thursday with a pinch-hit, walk-off single. | ||||||
The base knock scored Scott Hairston, who led off the inning with a single and was sacrificed to second base by Tony Gwynn. Salazar came into the contest hitting under .200 on the year as a pinch hitter and .211 against left-handers, but he picked up the hit off Dodgers' reliever George Sherrill. The Padres are now 60-40 and have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Giants in the NL West. | ||||||
| Thu May 13 2010 | 00:55 | Padres' Salazar steals first career base | ||||
Oscar Salazar stole his first career base Wednesday in the win over the Giants. | ||||||
It was part of a double-steal, with Jerry Hairston Jr. taking third ahead of him. Still, it was a tough night for Bengie Molina. The Padres were 4-for-4 stealing, and Molina also had a couple of passed balls. Salazar, 31, was 0-for-2 stealing bases in 135 major league games. Oddly enough, that second caught stealing came courtesy of Molina on Monday. | ||||||