Following a multi-hit performance in his last game (2-for-4 with a double and an RBI), Jackson Merrill will be trying for more success Saturday. The San Diego Padres take on the Arizona Diamondbacks, and will see starter Eduardo Rodriguez at 8:10 PM ET on ARID.

The Padres made history as the first team to clinch a postseason spot by turning a triple play, with rookie center fielder Jackson Merrill predicting the play.

Less than two years later, the San Diego Padres made Jackson Merrill the highest-drafted player out of the state of Maryland in almost two decades. But, now, even Palacios finds himself marveling at how Merrill is already living up to the loftiest projections.