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'Uneven' Despaigne understands move to pen

The Padres' Odrisamer Despaigne hands the ball to Padres interim manager Pat Murphy as he gets pulled from the game against the Giants in the sixth inning.

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The Padres' Odrisamer Despaigne hands the ball to Padres interim manager Pat Murphy as he gets pulled from the game against the Giants in the sixth inning. Hayne Palmour IV

Pinned in at his locker as a throng of reporters gathered for Colin Rea’s introduction to local media just steps away, Odrisamer Despaigne quietly flipped through a magazine as the Padres’ new right-hander discussed preparing for Tuesday’s big league debut in a spot that had belonged to the 28-year-old Cuban the last three-and-a-half months.