San Diego Padres call up top prospect Ethan Salas from Triple-A

Catcher Ethan Salas made his debut for the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, Sept 2. Here's the latest.

Padres top prospect Ethan Salas made his MLB debut Wednesday, becoming the youngest player to catch in a Major League game since Hall of Famer Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez in 1991. Ethan Salas made his MLB debut for the San Diego Padres at 20 years old, becoming the youngest player to catch in an MLB game …

Ethan Salas became the youngest player in the majors when the Padres called him up.

Padres top prospect Ethan Salas became the youngest player to catch in an MLB game since Ivan Rodriguez, making his debut Wednesday night at 20 years, 93 days old.

At just 20 years old, Salas made his Major League debut against the Cincinnati Reds – trading the anticipation of a top prospect for the reality of suiting up behind the dish for the San Diego Padres in the final month of a tight playoff race.

Signed as an international at the age of 16 out of Venezuela, the San Diego Padres catching ‘future’ is finally part of the ‘now’ as Ethan Salas made his MLB debut on Wednesday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

The Padres selected the contract of 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday, making him the youngest active player in the major leagues.

The Padres are calling up the sport's best catching prospect as they battle for a Wild Card berth. MLB Trade Rumors has more on the huge move.

CINCINNATI -- The Padres have viewed Ethan Salas as their catcher of the future from the moment they signed him. That future begins Tuesday night in Cincinnati.

At just 20, Salas would be the youngest catcher in MLB since Pudge Rodriguez

The Padres are calling up the sport's best catching prospect as they battle for a Wild Card berth. MLB Trade Rumors has more on the huge move.

The Padres are calling up prospect Ethan Salas on Tuesday, who would be the youngest player to appear at catcher since Ivan Rodriguez.

The San Diego Padres are calling up top prospect Ethan Salas as rosters expand for September, giving the 20-year-old catcher his first opportunity in the major leagues during the club’s playoff push. Salas will join the Padres on Tuesday ahead of the second game of their three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds after San Diego opened the set […] The post Padres news: San Diego calls up 20-year-old top prospect appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It's official. The San Diego Padres' No. 1 prospect, Ethan Salas, has been called up to the big leagues, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. He will join the team in Cincinnati for the last two games of their series against the Reds before returning to Petco Park with the club for the …

Catcher to come up as rosters expand in September.