By Friar Wire

The team announced today that they have made the following roster moves:

Recalled C Austin Hedges from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. Hit .316 (12-for-38) in the playoffs this season with three doubles, two homers, six runs and five RBI for El Paso.

Became the first player since 2009 to be earn back-to-back PCL Player of the Week honors for the weeks of June 20–26 and June 27-July 3…hit a combined .556 (25-for-45) with 10 homers, 28 RBI over the 12-game span, including a stretch of five consecutive games with a home run from 6/21–26.

Made his Major League debut in 2015 with the Padres, playing in 56 games total, including 41 behind the plate.

He will continue to wear uniform #18.

Hedges career Minor League stats and Major League stats.

Recalled OF Manuel Margot from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. This is Margot’s (MAR-go) first career call-up, his first appearance will be his Major League debut.

Named MVP of the PCL Playoffs this season… overall in the postseason for El Paso he hit .350 (14-for-40) with three doubles, three triples, a home run, two steals, eight runs scored with four RBI.

Hit .304 (157-for-517) in 124 games for El Paso this season and led all Triple-A players in triples (12) and ranked tied for first with teammate Carlos Asuaje in runs scored (98) while hitting 21 doubles, six home runs and 55 RBI to go along with 30 stolen bases.

He will wear uniform #70.

Margot 2016 and career Minor League stats.

Recalled LHP Buddy Baumann from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. Making his fourth stint with the Padres this season…previously recalled on 8/26 and optioned back to El Paso on 8/29…made his Major League debut for the Padres earlier this season.

He will continue to wear uniform #77.

Baumann 2016 and career stats.

Recalled LHP Jose Torres from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. This is Torres’ first career call-up…his first appearance will be his Major League debut.

Went a combined 1–4 with a 2.24 ERA (16 ER, 64.1 IP) and 63 strikeouts against 23 walks in 48 relief appearances this season with Single-A Lake Elsinore, Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso.

For El Paso in the postseason he posted a 1.80 ERA (1 ER, 5.0 IP) with four strikeouts against no walks in three appearances.

Acquired this past offseason from Oakland along with LHP Drew Pomeranz and a PTBNL (OF Jabari Blash) in exchange for INF Yonder Alonso and LHP Marc Rzepczynski.

He will wear uniform #76.

Torres 2016 and career stats.

Selected OF Hunter Renfroe from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. This is Renfroe’s first career call-up…his first appearance will be his Major League debut.

The Pacific Coast League regular season MVP hit .306 (163-for-533) in 133 PCL games and led all Triple-A players in extra-base hits (69) and total bases (297) while ranking tied for first in home runs (30) and second in RBI (105).

Hit a go-ahead homer to clinch the finale of the PCL semifinal series against Tacoma.

In 2015, hit a combined .272 (139-for-511) with 27 doubles, five triples, 20 home runs, 78 RBI and 65 runs in 133 games between Double-A San Antonio and Triple-A El Paso.

Signed by the Padres as first-round selection (13th overall) in the 2013 Draft out of Mississippi State University.

He will wear uniform #71.

Renfroe 2016 and career Minor League stats.

Selected INF Carlos Asuaje from Triple-A El Paso.

from Triple-A El Paso. This is Asuaje’s first career call-up…his first appearance will be his Major League debut.

Named the 2016 Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year after leading all Triple-A players this season with 172 hits and ranking tied for first with teammate Manuel Margot in runs scored (98) while hitting .321 (172-for-535) in 134 games.

In nine postseason games for El Paso he hit .257 (9-for-35) with one double, one home run, eight RBI and three runs scored.

He will wear uniform #63.

Asuaje 2016 and career Minor League stats.

Designated OF Patrick Kivlehan for assignment.

for assignment. Made his Major League debut for the Padres earlier this season, hitting a home run for his first career hit.

Kivlehan 2016 and career stats.

Designated INF Nick Noonan for assignment.

for assignment. Played in seven games for San Diego this season and hit .301 (103-for-342) in 99 games for El Paso.

Noonan 2016 and career stats.

With today’s transactions the Padres currently have 35 active players.