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Bachar

Bachar was claimed off waivers earlier this week from the Padres and will join Miami’s bullpen mix this weekend with several pitchers heading to the injured list.

Bachar was designated for assignment Sunday and the Marlins will give the 29-year-old a look in the organization.

Bachar will now be on the waiver wire. The move makes room for Elias Diaz, who had his contract selected from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Bachar didn’t pitch in his day with the Padres, so he’ll return to El Paso without having made his major league debut.

Bachar will give the Padres some added pitching depth with the ability to work multiple innings. Logan Gillaspie was optioned to El Paso to make room on the active roster.

Bachar was added to the 40-man roster at the beginning of August, and now will have a chance to help the Padres bullpen. The 29-year-old will likely be just a middle-innings option.

San Diego had 24 hours to add Bachar to their 40-man roster after he triggered the opt-out in his minor league deal with the club and the Padres did just that on Friday afternoon. The 29-year-old righty will remain stationed at Triple-A El Paso for now, but figures to get a look in the majors at some point down the home stretch, if the need arises due to injury or ineffectiveness.

The 29-year-old Bachar has pitched to a 4.06 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 57.2 seasons innings at Triple-A El-Paso. However, with the Padres loading up on bullpen depth at the deadline, he likely saw the writing on the wall and decided to try his luck in another organization.

Bachar put it all together last year at Double-A San Antonio, registering a sparkling 2.69 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 69/25 K/BB ratio across 60 1/3 innings (42 appearances). The 28-year-old righty was a fifth-round pick of the Padres back in 2016 and has yet to reach thr big leagues. He’ll get a chance this spring to crack San Diego’s season-opening roster.