The Padres will be without one of their core players for the remainder of the regular season.
San Diego placed Xander Bogaerts on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a non-displaced left foot fracture, an injury that the shortstop likely suffered after fouling a ball off his foot during Wednesday’s loss to the Mariners.
With the injury typically requiring six to eight weeks of recovery time, the Padres believe that Bogaerts will have a chance to return for the postseason, per the San Diego Union-Tribune .
San Diego Padres’ Xander Bogaerts reacts after fouling a ball off himself during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Seattle. AP
Infielder Mason McCoy was called up from Triple-A El Paso to fill Bogaerts’ roster spot,