{"id":118925,"date":"2026-04-14T20:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=118925"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:32:25","slug":"padres-place-nick-pivetta-injured-list-recall-alek-jacob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/14\/padres-place-nick-pivetta-injured-list-recall-alek-jacob\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Place Pivetta on 15-Day Injured List, Call Up Jacob from El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Padres&#8217; starting rotation is on thin ice. The Friars finished off a sweep of the Colorado Rockies this weekend, but the broom celebration was tempered by <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pivetni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Pivetta<\/a>&#8216;s early exit from his start on Sunday. After pitching a perfect game through three innings, he came out for the fourth. His fastball was thrown with significantly less velocity than normal. He left the game with a Padres athletic trainer looking visibly frustrated, quickly retreating into the clubhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBilqA1fWX\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3966px; aspect-ratio: 3966\/2644;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p>The Padres announced today that Pivetta has been placed on the 15-day injured list. In a corresponding move, the Padres called up reliever <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacobal01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alek Jacob<\/a> to bolster the bullpen. He won&#8217;t stay with the Friars long. Pivetta&#8217;s next start wouldn&#8217;t have been until Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels. But, until then, the Padres will have nine men in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<h2>Padres Place Nick Pivetta on 15-Day Injured List<\/h2>\n<p>Knuckleballer <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/waldrma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Waldron<\/a> will likely start in Pivetta&#8217;s place against the Halos. He&#8217;s pitched 12 scoreless innings across three games in Triple-A this season. He&#8217;ll now bolster the San Diego rotation until Pivetta returns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have recalled RHP Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso and placed RHP Nick Pivetta on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation (retro to April 13).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Padres (@Padres) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Padres\/status\/2044179342469804465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>How Does San Diego Move Forward?<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been reported that San Diego is one of the clubs in on remaining free agent <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/giolilu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucas Giolito<\/a>. He would be a helpful depth pickup if Pivetta misses any more time. But if the price isn&#8217;t worth it (as it seems not to have been thus far), the Friars should pass on his services in favor of Triple-A options like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cannigr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Griffin Canning<\/a>, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gonzama02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marco Gonzales<\/a>, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mckentr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triston McKenzie<\/a>, and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/searsjp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JP Sears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The timeline for the return of the Friars ace is unclear. Earlier this spring, Pivetta was scratched from a Cactus League start due to fatigue in his throwing arm. Manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/stammcr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Stammen<\/a> indicated the two were possibly linked. He returned to his regular throwing schedule soon after, and the worries of injury were put to bed until now.<\/p>\n<p>If Pivetta doesn&#8217;t return soon, it could spell disaster for an already thin <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/08\/padres-rotation-flashing-dominance-undervalued-early-2026\/\" target=\"_self\">San Diego rotation<\/a>. The Friar Faithful can only hope for the best, now relying on <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kingmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael King<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vasqura02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randy V\u00e1squez<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/04\/10\/the-padres-pitcher-quietly-making-his-argument-for-team-ace\/\" target=\"_self\">surprising ace-like performance<\/a>. But, with stiffness in Pivetta&#8217;s throwing elbow, it could take anywhere from a few weeks to the full season before he steps on a mound again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Padres&#8217; starting rotation is on thin ice. The Friars finished off a sweep of the Colorado Rockies this weekend, but the broom celebration was tempered by Nick Pivetta&#8216;s early exit from his start on Sunday. After pitching a perfect game through three innings, he came out for the fourth. 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