Padres pitcher could miss opening day after undergoing hemorrhoid surgery

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San Diego Padrespitcher Matt Waldron could begin the season on the injured list after being hospitalized for several days and undergoing hemorrhoid surgery to deal with an infection, manager Craig Stammen told reporters Tuesday.

Stammen said the 29-year-old pitcher will hopefully get discharged soon, but that will depend on the healing process.

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron throws a pitch against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on June 30, 2025.(Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

“Had an infection in his rear end and had to have surgery to drain it and make it better,” Stammen said, viaSan Diego Union-Tribune.“… He’ll be out week to week, depending on how that incision heals and how he’s feeling moving around.”

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron poses during spring training photo day in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb.18, 2026.(Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

Waldron, an 18th-round pick in the 2019MLBDraft, made one big league appearance in 2025, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs, striking out three hitters and walking six batters.In Triple-A last season, he had a 6.67 ERA across 18 starts and 82.1 innings.

Waldron has appeared in 36 games across three seasons, all with the Padres.He has an 8-15 record with a 4.86 ERA in 192.2 career major league innings.

San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron has appeared in 36 games across three seasons, all with the Padres.(Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

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With Waldron out, pitchers Randy Vasquez,Walker Buehler, German Marquez, JP Sears, Triston McKenzie and Marco Gonzales are left to compete for the last two spots in the Padres’ starting rotation.

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