SAN DIEGO -- The Padres reinstated catcher Hector Sanchez from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Friday, while also recalling righty reliever Kevin Quackenbush.
In a pair of corresponding moves, outfielder Jabari Blash and right-hander Jake Esch were optioned to Triple-A El Paso.
Sanchez took a foul ball off his mask on April 6 in Los Angeles and reported concussion-like symptoms afterward. Friday marked his earliest possible return date, and he hasn't felt any symptoms since the day after he sustained the injury.
"I knew it was a light concussion, but you have to be careful with that," said Sanchez, who has now suffered seven concussions.