SAN DIEGO — Atlanta Braves right-hander Bartolo Colon gets the start Wednesday against the San Diego Padres. Maybe it is as much for his bat as his right arm.
Colon, 44, returns to Petco Park, where he hit his lone home run in 290 at-bats. It came off then-Padres pitcher James Shields, when Colon turned on a cut fastball on May 7, 2016.
“Next question, man,” a cranky Shields famously said when asked to explain his emotions about Colon’s surprising blast.
The Braves, 3-0 winners in the series opener Tuesday, are hoping for a blast from the past as Colon (2-7, 7.