{"id":40571,"date":"2026-03-21T17:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/san-diego-padres-expected-to-add-first-baseman-ty-france-to-opening-day-lineup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T17:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T21:22:42","slug":"san-diego-padres-expected-to-add-first-baseman-ty-france-to-opening-day-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/san-diego-padres-expected-to-add-first-baseman-ty-france-to-opening-day-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Padres Expected to Add First Baseman Ty France to Opening Day Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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San Diego is planning to include first baseman Ty France on their Opening Day roster, according to a Saturday report from the San Diego Union-Tribune.<\/p>

France inked a minor league contract prior to spring training, marking his return to the franchise that originally selected him in the 2015 draft and gave him his first major league opportunity in 2019.<\/p>

During his 17 spring training appearances with San Diego, France posted a .318 batting average while contributing two home runs and 12 RBIs.<\/p>

The 31-year-old player divided his 2023 season between the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays, compiling a .277 batting average along with seven home runs and 52 RBIs across 138 games.<\/p>

Throughout his seven-year career spanning five different teams, the Southern California native and former 2022 All-Star with the Seattle Mariners has maintained a .262 career batting average with 81 home runs and 364 RBIs over 840 games.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The San Diego Padres are reportedly planning to include first baseman Ty France on their Opening Day roster after he impressed during spring training. France, who originally came up through the Padres system, signed a minor league contract and hit .318 this spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":40570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774128162409.jpg?fit=450%2C317&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ayn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21188,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/padres-sign-infielder-ty-france-pitcher-walker-buehler-to-minor-league-contracts\/","url_meta":{"origin":40571,"position":0},"title":"Padres Sign Infielder Ty France, Pitcher Walker Buehler to Minor League Contracts","author":"Admin","date":"February 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The San Diego Padres have strengthened their roster depth by signing first baseman Ty France and pitcher Walker Buehler to minor league contracts. 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