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Padres’ Nick Pivetta Has Flexor Strain, Out Weeks to Maybe Months

San Diego chooses rehab to preserve a potential return this season.

Apr 12, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres starting pitcher Nick Pivetta (27), left, leaves the field with a trainer during the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • An MRI identified a flexor strain in Pivetta’s right elbow, with manager Craig Stammen saying Wednesday the layoff will last “weeks and maybe months.”
  • The Padres placed him on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to April 13, and recalled reliever Alek Jacob from Triple-A El Paso.
  • Matt Waldron is slated to be activated to take Pivetta’s rotation turn in Anaheim on Friday or Saturday after three scoreless rehab starts at Triple-A.
  • Pivetta’s loss thins a rotation that already lacks Yu Darvish for the season and does not have a firm return date for Joe Musgrove, increasing strain on Michael King, Randy Vásquez, Walker Buehler and Germán Márquez.
  • Shut down from throwing, Pivetta said he will rest and rehab and is confident he will pitch again this year after a similar 2024 strain, though team officials expect a longer recovery this time.