Fernando Tatis Jr. is not the only Padres infielder going on the injured list, and Ty France isn’t the only player being promoted from Triple-A.

Ian Kinsler will be placed on the 10-day injured list with a disc herniation.

Travis Jankowski and France will be recalled and join the Padres here for the start of a six-game road trip.

The team will announce the moves before Friday’s game against the Phillies.


Kinsler, who has been almost exclusively used as a pinch-hitter the past month, woke up with pain in his neck Wednesday, two days after making his major league debut as a pitcher and slugging a home run for career hit No. 1,999.

Tatis left Tuesday’s game against the Rays shortly after experiencing what was termed back spasms during a sixth-inning at-bat.

While tests are ongoing, it is expected the Padres will announce he has a lower back strain. The injury is not thought to be severe, and the hope is he can return in a couple weeks.


Jankowski fractured his wrist in early March diving for a ball during a spring training game. He has yet to play in the major leagues this season for the Padres, who go from having four outfielders and six infielders to five of each on their 25-man roster.

Jankowski, the Padres’ best defensive outfielder, has hit .291 with a .384 on-base percentage for Triple-A. He has hit .333/.404 over his past 99 plate appearances.

France, who hit .235/.290/.357 over 34 games with the Padres from late April to early June, was batting .399/.477/.770 in Triple-A.