Dinelson Lamet will make his return for the Padres on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series against the Dodgers.
Might as well put him on the big stage.
The Padres have been looking forward to the 2019 debut of the pitcher they anticipated would be their ace in 2018.
“It’s going to be a jacked-up environment, Dodger Stadium on July 4,” manager Andy Green said.
That is also an apt way to describe how the Padres feel about getting the 26-year-old right-hander back fewer than 15 months after Tommy John surgery.
Lamet, who averaged 95.