Solarte has emotional return to Padres

SAN DIEGO — Padres third baseman Yangervis Solarte is back with the team after missing about a week when his wife, Yuliett Pimentel Solarte, passed away due to complications from her fight with cancer.

Padres manager Andy Green called on him off the bench in the seventh inning of the Padres’ 9-6 loss to the Giants, and the 29-year-old infielder came through with a single after a warm reception from the Petco Park crowd.

“So happy he got a hit,” Green said after the game. “… I thought about leaving him out there and continuing to let him play, because obviously we’d like his bat to stay in the lineup, but at some point in time the guy’s had such an emotional toll that you just let him savor that sweet moment, with all he’s been through the last week.”

As Solarte stepped to the plate, San Francisco catcher Buster Posey offered his condolences.

“He just said, ‘Really sorry for your loss.’ Just [told me to] stay strong,” Solarte said through a team interpreter. “I said, ‘Thank you,’ and tried to breathe to try to control my emotions there.

“Really grateful and really thankful for all the fan support. Thinking about it, and she’s …

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