Padres pitcher could miss Opening Day after undergoing hemorrhoid surgery

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron could statesman the play connected the injured database aft being hospitalized for respective days and undergoing hemorrhoid country to woody with an infection, manager Craig Stammen told reporters Tuesday.

Stammen said the 29-year-old pitcher volition hopefully get discharged soon, but that volition beryllium connected the heeling process. 

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron (61) throws a transportation during the archetypal inning against the Philadelphia Phillies astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected June 30, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

"Had an corruption successful his rear extremity and had to person country to drain it and marque it better," Stammen said, via San Diego Union-Tribune. "… He’ll beryllium retired week to week, depending connected however that incision heals and however he’s feeling moving around."

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Stammen said that Waldron was successful specified a bully spot anterior to the injury, and that successful his lone outpouring grooming commencement his velocity was up and that his knuckleball was working. In that start, helium pitched 2 scoreless innings and struck retired 2 hitters.

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron (61) poses during outpouring grooming photograph time successful Peoria, Arizona, connected Feb. 18, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

Waldron, an 18th-round prime successful the 2019 MLB Draft, made 1 large league quality successful 2025, pitching 4.2 innings portion giving up 4 earned runs, striking retired 3 hitters and walking six batters. In Triple-A past season, helium had a 6.67 ERA crossed 18 starts and 82.1 innings.

Waldron has appeared successful 36 games crossed 3 seasons, each with the Padres. He has an 8-15 grounds with a 4.86 ERA successful 192.2 vocation large league innings.

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron (61) throws a transportation during the 2nd inning against the Philadelphia Phillies astatine Citizens Bank Park successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected June 30, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

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With Waldron out, pitchers Randy Vasquez, Walker Buehler, German Marquez, JP Sears, Triston McKenzie and Marco Gonzales are near to vie for the past 2 spots successful the Padres’ starting rotation.

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