San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill racked up four hits in Wednesday night's wild extra-inning win over the hosting Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, launching two home runs in the victory.

His highest experience level was AA (.273/26/5/31/5 over 187 at-bats). Merrill has a below-par walk rate (7.4) while being challenging to strikeouts (15.1). Despite only about a third of a year of ...

It’s one thing to give such a young kid with exactly zero at bats above the Double-A level ... to the Dodgers for the NL West crown. Jackson Merrill is a big reason why.

SAN DIEGO — By now, the depths of Jackson Merrill’s terrific 2024 season have ... the Padres increased their emphasis on bat-to-ball skills and line drives this year. As a byproduct, the ...