SAN DIEGO — Among the Padres to learn about Jackson Merrill’s life-changing contract extension as he woke up, Dylan Cease greeted his 21-year-old center fielder with a grin in a mostly empty ...

Among the Padres to learn about Jackson ... (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Tatis was referring to Wednesday’s series finale to cap three-game sweep of the Guardians.