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- Updated: July 27, 2016
TORONTO — Buddy Baumann only threw one pitch in his big league debut, and in his eyes, “one was plenty.”
Now, Baumann will likely get a few more pitches at the Majors level — very shortly. The 28-year-old left-hander joined the Padres Wednesday after being recalled from Triple-A El Paso. He took the roster spot of Melvin Upton Jr., who was dealt to the Blue Jays Tuesday.
The Padres also made another roster move Wednesday, placing third baseman Yangervis Solarte on the family leave list and recalling utility man Alexi Amarista.
After playing a man short on Tuesday, these moves leave the Padres with nine relievers and still only two players on the bench. Manager Andy Green expects that to change before the Padres return to San Diego on Friday.
“We’ll have some straightening out of the roster in relatively short order, hopefully on Friday,” Green said. “With Solarte …
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