Padres, Joe Musgrove and Nick Pivetta
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San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen cautioned excitement surrounding the hopeful returns of injured pitchers Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove.
After missing all of the 2025 season and all of the 2026 season to this point, Musgrove is pitching in a rehab game on Tuesday.
The San Diego Padres announced encouraging news regarding pitcher Joe Musgrove prior to the team's series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The San Diego Padres hope to have starting pitchers Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove back in the rotation before the end of August.
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San Diego is hoping to get its right-handed starter duo out on rehab assignments this week while continuing to manage a thin staff.
San Diego Padres ace Joe Musgrove has been trying to expedite his injury return process.
Joe Musgrove (elbow) allowed one run over 2 2/3 innings in a minor league rehab start for Low-A Lake Elsinore on Tuesday.