San Diego Padres Rocky Gale bats during a spring training practice. — K.C. Alfred
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After going 3-for-4 in a game Monday night in Las Vegas, then-Triple-A El Paso catcher Rocky Gale was in his hotel room when Pat Murphy called. The Padres interim manager asked Gale about El Paso's pitchers, one by one. Right away, the catcher knew something was up.