![]() And I’ve toned myself down a little bit and listened to them.” Tatis pleasedįernando Tatis Jr. They’ve been really good about listening to me and trusting me when I tell him I feel right and that we can push it a little bit. “And not just rush back just for my ego or because I want it. “Trying to like temper my desires to get back as soon as possible and really just focus on getting ready and working on things I need to do to be efficient and be like my normal self,” he said. ![]() He could make his first Padres start April 11 in New York against the Mets or April 16 at home against the Brewers. He then will likely join Triple-A El Paso for at least one start. Musgrove plans to be at Petco Park Thursday for opening day and return to Arizona for a start Saturday in a minor-league game. Monday was also the first time he pitched in a game with a pitch clock and his first time using the PitchCom system that allows him to call pitches with a transmitter affixed to his belt. “It’s a matter of me getting the lanes and finding my sights and kind of doing all the normal things that you do during spring that I kind of missed out on,” he said. So Monday was mostly about getting work in. Last week, he pitched three “innings” to a batter who didn’t swing. He pitched a couple innings in a simulate the day before injuring his toe in a weight room accident. One of them hit a home run, the second Musgrove allowed. Musgrove was so efficient facing mostly Mariners minor-leaguers that after taking just nine pitches to retire the first three batters in the fourth inning, he faced three more batters. “Now I’m just starting to work on executing pitches and getting the feel right.” “The toe is the least of my concerns now,” he said. He also ran to cover first base on an out, which is a test he desired. Pitching in the same “B” game in which Soto participated, Musgrove threw 65 pitches over four-plus innings. ![]() Joe Musgrove faced batters that were swinging for the first time since before he fractured his left big toe on Feb. ![]()
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