Griffin Canning to start; Germán Márquez to IL
Canning makes first start since June 2025
Peoria, AZ - February 18: Griffin Canning #17 of the San Diego Padres poses for a portrait on February 18, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by K. C.
Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images) The San Diego Padres activated right-handed starter Griffin Canning from the injured list Sunday morning to start in the final game in the series against the Chicago White Sox. Right-hander Randy Vásquez, slated to start on Sunday, will be pushed back to Monday in San Francisco. The corresponding move for the Padres is to place right-handed starter Germán Márquez on the 15-day injured list with right forearm nerve inflammation, retroactive to May 2.
Márquez started on Friday against the White Sox, allowing seven runs on five hits and five walks in five innings pitched. He also got two strikeouts while increasing his ERA to 5. 76.
Canning injured his Achilles tendon while pitching for the New York Mets last season. He began the 2026 season with Triple-A El Paso and started five games. He threw 62 pitches in his last start on Tuesday, allowing three hits with no earned runs, allowing a walk with four strikeouts.