Luis Campusano placed on IL with broken toe

San Diego Padres catcher Luis Campusano fouled a ball off his foot in the second game of the series against the Giants in San Francisco and went right back to work. He finished the game 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. Freddy Fermin caught Padres’ pitchers on Wednesday, taking a few more foul tips off his face mask and body.

When it was thought that Fermin might need to leave the game, manager Craig Stammen had only one option, emergency catcher Ty France would need to be called into action. There were only two catchers on the roster, and Campusano came in with a badly bruised and painful big toe before the game. Fermin stayed in, and France pinch-hit, giving the Padres the go-ahead runs in a 10-5 victory. In his post-game comments, Stammen stated Campusano would be day-to-day. Campusano was placed on the injured list before the first game against the St. Louis Cardinals with a broken big toe on his left foot.

Catcher Rodolfo Durán, 28, spent 11 years in the minor leagues before his first chance to don a major league uniform. After six years in the Philadelphia Phillies system, he played in the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals systems before signing with the Padres ahead of the 2025 season. He has been with the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas since being signed and has had a good showing in 2025 and so far, this season.