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Padres Sign Former Dodgers, Yankees, Diamondbacks Outfielder

Noah Camras

Sep 9, 2020; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks Tim Locastro slides into third base past Los Angeles Dodgers Max Muncy (13) in the second inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK Mlb Los Angeles Dodgers At Arizona Diamondbacks
Sep 9, 2020; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks Tim Locastro slides into third base past Los Angeles Dodgers Max Muncy (13) in the second inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK Mlb Los Angeles Dodgers At Arizona Diamondbacks / Rob Schumacher/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC
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The San Diego Padres have made another spring training addition.

On Thursday, the Padres re-signed outfielder Tim Locastro to a minor league deal, he told Robert Harding of the Auburn Citizen. Locastro is joining the team at spring training as non-roster depth. He's expected to start the season in Triple-A, but is perfectly fine with that.

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"I think that's a good thing," Locastro said to Harding. "Obviously I'm coming off shoulder surgery. I still want to have a good spring training, but I don't have to go all out and risk injuring myself early in the process. I'm looking at it as a blessing in disguise." 

Locastro signed a minor league deal with the Padres last offseason, too. He played well across 33 Triple-A games, slashing .333/.449/.479.

However, he suffered a dislocated shoulder on a steal attempt, and ended up undergoing surgery to repair it. He's now fully healthy and ready to compete in spring training.

Locastro, 32, began his career back in 2017 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He appeared in 21 games across two seasons with the Dodgers, before spending two-plus seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He most recently played with the New York Yankees at the MLB level, appearing in 47 games across parts of three seasons from 2021-23.

Now, Locastro is hoping to get back to the MLB level, and will look to do it with the Padres.

Locastro has a carer slash line of .228/.327/.337 with 37 extra-base hits and 38 runs batted in across 290 games. His most productive season was the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, when he slashed .290/.395/.464 across 33 games.

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Noah Camras
NOAH CAMRAS

Noah graduated from USC in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He is the lead editor for Inside the Padres. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, and has covered all Southern California sports in his career.

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