Canning Set to Return, Boosting Padres Rotation

0:00On May 3rd, the San Diego Padres are close to activating pitcher Griffin Canning for his season debut, possibly as soon as Sunday against the White. Socks, they signed the right hander to a one-year deal back in February to shore up their thin rotation after he tore his left Achilles last summer. Canning wrapped up five rehab starts with triple AL Paso, capping it with five innings of one run ball on 68 pitches in his latest outing. Manager Craig Stamman dodged naming Sunday starter, which hints their bumping Randy Baskas to Monday in San Francisco instead. Stamman's pumped about Canning, saying he's put in serious work through spring training and rehab, to shake off that injury. Last year with the Mets, Canning was rolling with a 3.77 ERA over 16 starts before the mid-June setback cut him short. Meanwhile, the Padres might roll with a six-man rotation soon, as new signing Lucas Gellito built up from his own rehab. At the back end, guys like Matt Waldron, German Marquez, and Walker Bueller have struggled,

1:01though Bueller's heating up with a 3.93 ERA in his last four starts. Decisions loomed for that rotation depth, but Canning stepping in could give them the boost they banked on early this season. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.