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san diego padres pitcher Matt Waldron After an indefinite period of neglect surgical procedure to “drain” his hemorrhoids.
“(Matt) has to have surgery to drain it and make it better,” Padres manager Craig Starman tell reporters Wednesday, February 25th. “So he’s been in the hospital the last few days.”
Starmen, 41, described Waldron’s recovery as a “week-to-week” situation, meaning there’s a chance the pitcher misses Major League BaseballOpening Day March 25. Waldron was competing with the Padres for a starting pitching job, but now it appears he’s not recovering fast enough.
His injury was initially described to reporters as a “butt infection,” although it was later clarified that the surgery was related to hemorrhoids.
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“(His return) depends on how well the incision heals and how he feels moving around,” Stamann explained at a news conference.
The San Diego Padres head coach insisted the team’s medical staff will “take care of (Matt) the best we can.”
“Getting him here at the end of spring training, letting him move forward, and then we’ll see as the season progresses and where his rehab process goes,” Staman added.
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According to reports, Waldron previously retired during the preseason in March 2025 when he suffered a left oblique strain while warming up in the bullpen. Major League Baseball.
Matt Waldron, April 2024.
Sean Hafey/Getty Images“It’s very frustrating,” Waldron told reporters at the time. “I don’t want to stop throwing completely. I hope so. But I’ll let them tell me what to do and make the decision.”
The 29-year-old Waldron was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft and was sent to train with the Arizona League Indians at the rookie level.
In August 2020, Waldron was part of a nine-player trade that also brought pitchers Mike Clevinger To the priests. (Clevenger, 35, then played for the Chicago White Sox and most recently signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league affiliate in early February, per Associated Press.)
Waldron last started for the San Diego Padres in June 2025, when he allowed four earned runs in 4.2 innings in the team’s 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. In that game, he struck out two in two innings on the mound.
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The Omaha, Neb., native is one of the few remaining knuckleball pitchers in Major League Baseball. This pitching technique, once very popular, involves pitching with little to no spin, making it difficult for batters to hit.
Interviewed by sports broadcaster Sam Leavitt In February 2024, Waldron explained that he uses knuckle pitches as a “weapon” to knock out hitters.
“I’ll try to do my best,” he said. “It’s another weapon. I would say it’s a good change … if you execute it right. At the end of the day, I think it’s a non-competitive course that I’m trying to compete with.”
The pitcher continued, “I’m sharpening (the knuckleball) in the catching game, and then I take it to the mound and see what the hitter is going to do. I’m mixing it up and competing.”
Waldron noted that unless mastered, the knuckleball’s “lack of spin” can lead to a pitching style that is “uncompetitive.”
“You have to work on that little (pitching) area where there’s no spin,” he added. “In my opinion, it’s very uncompetitive, but you can adjust based on how I deliver. … It’s definitely unpredictable.”
He concluded: “It’s just about finding a way around it. I know there’s going to be some bad situations in terms of missed areas. It’s all about improving it.”
Waldron was a baseball star at Westside High School before being drafted in 2019 and later played four years for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers.
