Campusano's Breakthrough: Padres Catcher's Big League Role

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome in. This is California News Today, where local news meets AI. Luis Capasano, the San Diego Padre's backup catcher, is finally getting his shot after years in the shadows. Drafted in the second round back in 2017, this 27-year-old has shuttled between the majors and triple-A-L Paso, always, chasing that steady big league role behind the starter. This season started slow for him, but once he noshed his first major league hit in nearly two years, everything clicked. Now he's batting point 2-A-1, with one home run, six runs batted in, and in point 8-4-3 on base, plus slugging in 32 ad vats. Fans and the front office had doubts after last year when he went hitless in 21 big league trips to the plate and mostly rode the minors. Shuttle. Still, spring training impressed the coaches enough to lock him on the opening day roster. Players like Stamman say, Capasano just needs to clear his head and play free, tapping his natural talent without overthinking every pitch.

1:03His triple-A dominance last year, point 3-3-6 average, 25 homers, 95 ribbies, shows what he's capable of when loose. If Capasano keeps producing during those key backup days off for the starter over the 162 game grind, he could lock down that spot. For good, and leave the minors in the rear view.