The Padres made a roster adjustment during the All-Star break, and it comes with a tough personal note attached.
San Diego placed left-handed reliever Wandy Peralta on the Bereavement List and brought up right-hander Jhony Brito from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move.
“We have placed LHP Wandy Peralta on the Bereavement List and recalled RHP Jhony Brito from Triple-A El Paso.”
Peralta has been one of the Padres’ most dependable arms this season. He has made 41 appearances, including four starts, and logged 48.1 innings with a 2.23 ERA. Over 11 major league seasons, he owns a career ERA of 3.63.
Players on the Bereavement List must miss at least three days and can stay there for no more than seven games, so San Diego will be waiting on Peralta’s return while giving him the time he needs.
Brito’s return comes shortly after he was sent down when the club activated Matt Waldron from the 15-day injured list. Brito has only two big league appearances this year, posting a 4.15 ERA over 4.1 innings. His 2025 season was delayed by internal brace surgery and a flexor tendon repair in his right elbow.
At the minor league level, Brito has worked through 10 starts across multiple stops this season, first on rehab and then in regular games. He put up a 2.30 ERA overall and was especially sharp at Triple-A, where he recorded a 0.96 ERA over 18.2 innings.
Back in the majors, Brito now has a chance to stick if he makes the most of his innings while Peralta is away.
The Padres are still dealing with a battered pitching staff. Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta remain sidelined with elbow injuries, and both are expected back sometime after the All-Star break, with Pivetta a few weeks ahead of Musgrove. Lucas Giolito is also out with elbow inflammation.
That has left the bullpen carrying more than expected, and the workload has piled up. San Diego’s current starting options are Michael King, Randy Vásquez, Walker Buehler, Germán Márquez and Griffin Canning. Waldron and Brito could also start in theory, but for now both are likely to work out of the bullpen.
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