Luis Urias, at the tender age of 21, isn’t even a week into his Padres career. But what a showing it’s been so far. He’s battled at the plate, sprayed the ball around the field and looked extremely confident at second base, even turning in a web gem on the first ball-in-play in the first inning of his first big league game.
It is difficult to overstate what the Sonoran native could mean to this franchise, but here goes:
The Padres have Never had a Long-Term Second Baseman
The Padres have played nearly 49 complete seasons since the team was founded in 1969.