Despite a valiant effort, the San Diego Padres' 2025 season ended on Thursday in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs in the final game of their Wild Card series. Now, as the Padres turn their attention to the upcoming winter, it's clear that at least one unit is a strength of the team: their bullpen. In the 3-1 defeat, San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez entered the game in the sixth inning. It was the earliest he had entered the game since his rookie season in 2022, according to X, formerly Twitter, account Talkin' Baseball. Expand Tweet

“Padres All-Star closer Robert Suarez enters in the sixth inning,” posted the baseball-focused account. “He hasn't entered a game before the seventh inning since his rookie year in 2022.”

Entering in the sixth inning might have disrupted Suarez's us

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