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On YouTubeSan Diego Padres News / Gaslamp Ball / March 4
Competition tightens for Padres 5th starter 
Stephen Kolek and Matt Waldron shine The first third of Padres spring training is complete. The competition for the fifth starter position continues with Matt Waldron and Stephen Kolek showing fast starts out of the gate.
MLB News / Just Baseball / February 14
How Creative Will the Padres Get to Complete Their Roster?
While it was a quiet start to the offseason for the San Diego Padres, they’ve been a little bit more active in recent weeks. Their most notable addition came on Wednesday evening when they inked 32-year-old Nick Pivetta to a four-year, $55 million deal.
San Diego Padres News / MLB Trade Rumors / February 12
Padres manager provides interesting update on team's pitching plans
Padres manager Mike Shildt spoke to the media today and provided some updates on the club’s pitching plans.
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / August 26
Matt Waldron Demoted: Who Are the Padres' No. 5 Starter Candidates?
The Padres pulled a surprising move on Thursday, optioning their most used starting pitcher to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas. Right-handed pitcher Matt
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / August 23
Padres' Matt Waldron Tied Ugly Record Prior to Demotion
Matt Waldron's rookie season came to a crossroads on Wednesday. By Thursday afternoon, the San Diego Padres had optioned him to Triple-A El Paso. Waldron broke camp as the Padres' No.
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / August 23
Padres Notes: Matt Waldron to El Paso; Xander Bogaerts Staying Put, Fernando Tatis Jr Update
The San Diego Padres dropped their series opener against the New York Mets on Thursday, 8-3 at Petco Park. Friday, the Padres will send Joe Musgrove to the mound in search of his first victory since returning from the injured list in a rematch of the two National League Wild Card hopefuls.
San Diego Padres News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 22
Padres send starter to minors amid struggles
Teams in the playoff hunt don’t usually send their starters away, but you have to try everything, especially if your starters are in a slump. The San Diego Padres made this surprising move Thursday, optioning their most-used starting pitcher Matt Waldron to Triple A-El Paso.
San Diego Padres News / Last Word On Sports / August 23
Padres Option Slumping Starter To Triple-A, Recall Reliever
On Thursday afternoon, the San Diego Padres announced that they optioned Matt Waldron to Triple-A El Paso and recalled right-handed reliever Logan Gillaspie to take his place on the roster.
San Diego Padres News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 22
Padres option knuckleballer amid slump
MLB’s lone knuckleballer has held a rotation spot all year.
MLB News / Gaslamp Ball / August 21
Game #128: San Diego Padres vs. Minnesota Twins
Matt Waldron gets the start Location: Petco Park, San Diego, CA TV: Padres TV, DirecTV Ch. 694-3, AT&T U-Verse Ch. 781 or 1781, Cox Ch. 83, Spectrum Ch.
MLB News / Yardbarker / August 21
Golf best bets: This week, Rory is the story
One of our favorite ways to approach golf betting is to zig when others are zagging, and that's exactly what we're going to do this week for the BMW Championship.
MLB News / San Diego Padres on SI / August 17
Padres Starter Disappointed After 'Letting Teammates Down' Against Rockies
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Matt Waldron fell apart in his first two innings on the mound in Friday's matchup against the Colorado Rockies. It was brutal.
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / August 17
Padres' Kryptonite Comes In Form of Least Expected Team
The San Diego Padres have no choice but to play perfect baseball in order to take the lead in the National League West division race. Unfortunately, the Padres couldn't clinch Friday's game against the lowly Colorado Rockies.
San Diego Padres News / Just Baseball / August 8
Every Team Could Use a Matt Waldron
Every year, we like to make a lot of assumptions. The range of these assumptions touches on everything from the quality of a movie based on its 30-second trailer to the result of an election based on a given set of polling data.
MLB News / Nebraska Cornhuskers on SI / June 25
Nebraska Baseball: Three Husker MLB Pitchers Start on Same Night
Nebraska baseball may not have been in the Men’s College World Series, but the Husker brand was well represented across the country Monday as three former Huskers took the hill for Major League Baseball starts.
MLB News / Yardbarker / June 24
Look of the Day 6/24: Great matchup for Padres' Waldron
What a run it's been in our Look of the Day series, as YB's Jack Dougherty went 5-0 last week to improve to 8-0 in his last eight picks. Let's stay hot with Jack's first selection for the new week.
San Diego Padres News / Field Level Media / June 24
Padres send surging Matt Waldron to take on Nationals
The first San Diego Padres starter to deliver five straight quality starts this year isn't an obvious choice. It's not Yu Darvish, their Opening Day pitcher.
San Diego Padres News / Last Word On Sports / June 20
Padres Knuckleballer Provides Throwback with Recent Success
Matt Waldron stepped into this season fighting for the fifth spot in the Padres rotation. A rough start had some questioning his abilities. But since early May, the knuckleballer has silenced those doubts and put together an impressive stretch of pitching.
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / June 17
Starter Matt Waldron Coming Into His Own For Padres This Season
San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has steadily improved over the past month. The 27-year-old right-hander, who made his MLB debut just last year and began this season on the bubble for a starting rotation job, has been the Padres' most consistent pitcher over his last seven outings.
San Diego Padres News / San Diego Padres on SI / June 16
Padres' Matt Waldron Unpacks Strong Outing Against Mets
Matt Waldron had a superb outing against the New York Mets on Friday at Citi Field tossing his fourth consecutive quality start by allowing two runs over seven innings, giving up just three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
San Diego Padres News / Larry Brown Sports / June 4
Watch: Padres pitcher throws insane looking knuckleball
San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has found success with his knuckleball this season, and one particular pitch from Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels helped illustrate why.
MLB News / Field Level Media / May 17
Padres' Matt Waldron fans 10 in win over Braves
San Diego knuckleballer Matt Waldron baffled the Atlanta bats for 5 2/3 innings and set a career high with 10 strikeouts to help the visiting Padres beat the Braves 3-1 on Friday.
MLB News / Yardbarker / May 11
Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow continues dominance in loss to Padres
In his second start against the San Diego Padres Friday night, Tyler Glasnow put on a pitching clinic.
MLB News / Yardbarker / April 24
MLB home run props for 4/24: The wind's blowing out at Coors
Boom! Julio Rodriguez went yard on Tuesday night to finally put an end to our home run prop drought. Let's keep the momentum rolling with three more HR picks for Wednesday's MLB slate.
MLB News / Field Level Media / April 13
Dodgers enter unfamiliar territory vs. Padres' Matt Waldron
Early in every season, there are times when a team won't have much of an idea of what to expect of the next day's starting pitcher. That will be the case Saturday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the visiting San Diego Padres in the second game of this three-game series.
MLB News / Yardbarker / March 18
Three pitchers that have shined during spring training
We are about a week away from Opening Day and that means rosters are starting to take shape and players are being told what level they will start the new season.
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