Padres manager Bob Melvin announced Tuesday he will undergo prostate surgery and miss at least the next week of games.
"It is what it is," Melvin said. "Timetable is hopefully at the longest I just miss this road trip. I hope it's shorter than that, but that's probably the timetable."
Bench coach Ryan Christenson is expected to manage in Melvin's place during the nine-game road trip that begins Friday in Atlanta and ends May 22. Christenson may begin his duties as soon as Tuesday night against the Cubs, but as of late afternoon had not received results of a second COVID test to clear him to return. Christenson was placed in COVID protocols Monday night.
