The Padres' catching situation is coming into focus, and their offseason is slowly coming to life. San Diego agreed to a one-year contract with backstop Elias Díaz, a source told MLB.com on Tuesday. The club has not yet confirmed the deal,

Díaz also received a mutual option for 2026. An All-Star Game MVP in 2023, Díaz caught on with the Padres in September after the Rockies released him toward the end of an injury-plagued 2024. Díaz hit .

After being promoted, the former All-Star appeared in 24 games for San Diego, but he recorded just four hits across 21 at-bats. He became the team's number two catcher behind Kyle Higashioka following Luis Campusano's demotion to Triple-A El Paso in September.

The San Diego Padres have signed Elias Diaz for another time on a one year deal that will see him add up to the team's pitching lineup.

Montes, the San Diego Padres re-signed catcher Elias Diaz to a one-year deal worth $3.5 million that contains a mutual option for the 2026 season. Diaz joined the Padres in August and will return to San Diego.

The San Diego Padres have re-signed catcher Elias Diaz to a one-year contract that includes a mutual option for the 2026 season

The San Diego Padres agreed to a deal with catcher Elias Díaz, reports the New York Post's Jon Heyman.Díaz appeared in 12 games for the Padres last season after the Colorado Rockies released him in August.

The Padres bring back catcher Elias Díaz on a one-year deal and Hot Stove discusses other possible moves for San Diego

Following five seasons in Denver with the Colorado Rockies, free agent catcher Elias Díaz has found a new home with the San Diego Padres after spending the second half of 2024 with them.