Will Wagner

Will Wagner

27-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
San Diego Padres
10-Day IL
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 4/24/2026
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Wagner spent most of his time with Toronto last season, posting a .237/.336/.298 slash line with no homers, seven RBI and a stolen base over 132 plate appearances. He was acquired by San Diego at the trade deadline but rarely played with the Padres, going 2-for-15 over 15 games, only one of which was a start. Wagner offers little game power or speed (he has just two homers and one theft over 79 career major-league games), so his offensive impact will have to rely upon his contact skills, which he's demonstrated with a career 18.7% strikeout rate. Wagner is a good enough hitter to perhaps carve out a niche as a utility infielder, but San Diego's offseason signing of Sung-Mun Song further impedes Wagner's path to playing time. He has minor-league options remaining, so Wagner could spend another year bouncing back and forth between the farm and the majors. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Padres in March of 2026.
Lands on injured list
3BSan Diego Padres
Oblique
March 25, 2026
The Padres placed Wagner (oblique) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday.
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Wagner will officially begin the season on the IL due to the right oblique strain he suffered earlier this month. Per MLB.com, Wagner had resumed taking part in light drills by the end of spring training, but he's still likely to remain on the shelf for most of April.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+42%
OPS vs RHP
2026
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2025
 
 
+45%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+55%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .502 42 4 1 2 0 .179 .220 .282
Since 2024vs Right .713 193 19 1 16 1 .273 .352 .360
2026vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left .433 20 3 0 0 0 .167 .211 .222
2025vs Right .629 129 12 0 7 1 .234 .341 .288
2024vs Left .561 22 1 1 2 0 .190 .227 .333
2024vs Right .867 64 7 1 9 0 .344 .375 .492
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+16%
OPS on Road
2026
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2025
 
 
+69%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+217%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .620 106 12 0 7 0 .242 .314 .305
Since 2024Away .720 129 11 2 11 1 .267 .341 .379
2026Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home .773 68 10 0 4 0 .300 .373 .400
2025Away .458 81 5 0 3 1 .159 .284 .174
2024Home .353 38 2 0 3 0 .143 .211 .143
2024Away 1.118 48 6 2 8 0 .426 .438 .681
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Wagner is a really good hitter. He hits the ball hard (50% hard-hit, per Statcast) and frequently (81.3 Contact% in the majors). Those skills alone could allow him to have a Yandy Diaz-esque career. However, like Diaz, Wagner struggles to consistently lift the ball in the air (53.0 GB%), and he won't provide any speed on the bases. The Blue Jays acquired famed closer Billy Wagner's son at the trade deadline along with Jake Bloss and Joey Loperfido in the deal that sent Yusei Kikuchi to Houston. The 26-year-old second baseman hit .400 with more walks than strikeouts in seven games at Triple-A after the trade and then got the call to the majors. A lefty hitter, Wagner could sit against a decent amount of lefties when the Jays are at full strength. His price is cheap due to the lack of speed or significant game power, but he should be a good source of batting average and there's still a chance he makes the necessary adjustments to access 20-homer power. Wagner had a knee scope at the end of the season but was expected to be ready for baseball activities by the end of October.
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Out with strained oblique
3BSan Diego Padres
Oblique
March 12, 2026
Wagner is dealing with an oblique strain and hasn't done any baseball activity since the beginning of March, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Rejoins Padres
3BSan Diego Padres
September 27, 2025
The Padres recalled Wagner from the Arizona Complex League on Saturday.
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Sent to ACL
3BSan Diego Padres
September 23, 2025
The Padres optioned Wagner to the Arizona Complex League on Tuesday.
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Recalled as Merrill replacement
3BSan Diego Padres
August 24, 2025
The Padres recalled Wagner from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
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Optioned to minors
3BSan Diego Padres
July 31, 2025
Wagner was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Thursday.
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