CINCINNATI -- Hours before an official pitch was thrown at Great American Ball Park on Saturday, Padres outfielder Wil Myers dispensed with a few unofficial ones, hitting a handful of batting-practicing fastballs against the plastic red seats.
It was Myers' final tune-up before the Padres sent him to Las Vegas for a Minor League rehabilitation assignment with the team's Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas. After 30 or so minutes of swings, manager Bud Black decided that Myers' swing had plenty of bite to it, so Myers headed to the airport where he boarded a flight to Las Vegas.