Cortes has dealt with some injuries throughout the year, last appearing in a game at the major league level on April 3. He'll return on Wednesday for the Padres, and the hope is for him to throw the baseball at a high level in San Diego.

The San Diego Padres offloaded a huge package to land Mason Miller from the Athletics at the MLB trade deadline. It was the biggest deal of the deadline, and it stunned the baseball world, as A.J. Preller gave up top prospect Leo De Vries, ranked 3rd by MLB Pipeline at the time of the trade.

San Diego to win the NL and the World Series?! At one sportsbook, that's what bettors believe. Here's the latest.