Luis Patino, the Tampa Bay Rays' 22-year-old starting pitcher, was forced to leave Monday's game with the Oakland A's after just three batters, throwing only 13 pitchers. It's a brief ''Just for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — You can have all the rare physical talent in the world, but it takes a lot to learn how to be a major-league ballplayer. It's one thing to get there, it's another thing to stay. And ...

ST. PETERSBURG — The outcome was ugly, but these type of games — where Brett Phillips coming off the mound to make a running and sliding catch is the only highlight — are going to happen, even to a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Luis Patino returned to St. Petersburg on Sunday, ready to lend a hand — and an arm — in the Tampa Bay Rays' playoff chase. Patino, the hard-throwing 22-year-old right-hander, ...

Righthander Luis Patiño sat in the mid-80s when the Padres signed him out of Colombia for a modest $130,000, which was a drop in the bucket during San Diego’s 2016-17 international spending spree.

After being designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox this week, former top prospect Luis Patino has been picked up by the San Diego Padres, who was his original team. Per Jeff Sanders of the ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — When Luis Patiño signed with the San Diego Padres in July 2016, he was a much different player than he is today. At 6-foot, 150 pounds, the 16-year-old Colombian righthander was ...

Patino allowed four runs on six hits and three walks over 2.2 innings in Sunday's loss to Minnesota. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision. Most of the damage against Patino came in ...

The Rays list Patino as their probable starter for Tuesday's game against the Yankees. In his most recent two outings, Patino has piggybacked rookie Shane McClanahan, but the Rays elected to turn the ...

As Michel Baez learned a year ago, Luis Patino’s stuff during his early hiccups in the California League wasn’t as much of a problem as the learning curve in general as he faced hitters far more ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay already has eight pitchers on the injured this early in the season, and it looks like youngster Luis Patino might be joining the crowd. He lasted just three batters on ...

Tampa Bay waiting three long months for 22-year-old starter Luis Patino to get healthy and back to the big leagues this month, but his first two starts were shaky at best. There's still a lot of work ...