Maldonado will pick up his ninth start in 14 games and seems to have at least moved into a timeshare behind the plate with Elias Diaz. The two backstops have produced at a similar level offensively -- ...

He spent much of the interim as an integral part of a franchise in its most illustrious era. Maldonado's two stints with the ...

Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

First baseman Yuli Gurriel (as per reporter Francys Romero), infielder Jose Iglesias (as per Jon Heyman of the New York Post) and catcher Martin Maldonado (as per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union ...

To date, Maldonado has caught only Dylan Cease and Randy Vásquez, while Eliaz Díaz had caught Michael King, Nick Pivetta and Hart. Maldonado catching Hart on Saturday (5:40 p.m. on Padres.TV) will ...