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Report: Pivetta hits free agency after Padres decline $14M option
by Simon Sharkey-Gotlieb
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The San Diego Padres declined their $14-million club option on starter Nick Pivetta, making the right-hander a free agent, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Pivetta, who originally joined the Padres as a free agent two years ago, was limited to eight starts in 2026 because of an elbow injury.
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