Overview
- During the seventh inning of Wednesday’s series finale at Citi Field, Xander Bogaerts grimaced after a swing, grabbed his right hamstring, and was removed from the game.
- Sung-Mun Song shifted from third base to shortstop later in the inning and is the most likely on‑team replacement if Bogaerts misses time.
- The Padres provided no immediate official diagnosis after the game, though manager Craig Stammen told reporters postgame that Bogaerts appeared to be cramping from the heat.
- Bogaerts has struggled overall this season, hitting .220 with a .649 OPS, but he has shown an uptick in August with a .787 OPS in 64 plate appearances.
- The club also could move versatile infielder Jake Cronenworth to short and reshuffle the infield, and next steps to watch are medical test results, any injured‑list decision, and how the team manages its narrow wild‑card position.