San Diego Padres Hitters of the Month: June 2025

[Braden Ramsey]

For the first time in 2025, the San Diego Padres posted a record below .500 in a month. Their winning percentage has dipped each successive month of the season, culminating in the 13-15 record they posted in June.

If the Padres are to turn the tide, they'll need their offense to pick up the pace. Averaging 3.8 runs per contest – like they did last month – simply won't cut it going forward in a quickly tightening National League wild card race.

Run production, as it was for May, is again the focus for our Hitter of the Month. By those metrics, there was no contest for who shone the brightest in June. But before we sing his praises, we'll recognize a couple of other batsmen who recorded strong performances.

3. Xander Bogaerts 
June Stats: .290/.345/.440, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R, 2 SB

Signs of life? Bogaerts’ June batting average (.290) was his highest in a single month – minimum 60 plate appearances – since Sept./Oct. 2023. His June ISO (.150) surpasses that of his first two months (.107 in March/April, .080 in May). 

By wRC+ (123), Bogaerts was San Diego's best hitter in June. For the Padres to accomplish their goals, they need this version of him, resembling the player he was in Boston, for the rest of the year.

2. Fernando Tatis Jr.
June Stats: .235/.370/.337, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 19 R, 7 SB

By no means was June the strongest month of Tatis Jr.’s career, or even the 2025 season for that matter. However, he bounced back in a much-needed way after a putrid May by practically doubling his walk rate and drastically reducing his strikeout rate.

	BB:K	BB%	K%
May	9:25	8.00%	22.10%
June	18:17	15.10%	14.30%

Tatis Jr.’s .370 OBP was far and away the highest among San Diego's everyday players (Bogaerts’ .345 was second-best). His seven steals nearly matched the rest of the roster's total (8). The lack of pop – just two home runs – could concern some, but he has earned the benefit of the doubt in that department. Expect that monthly total to be an aberration at season's end.

1. Manny Machado
June Stats: .265/.315/.478, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 13 R, 1 SB

What else is there to say? Machado paced the Padres in long balls, RBI, and ISO (.212) last month. He drove in 20.2% (22/109) of San Diego's runs in June and cracked his 350th career home run.

 

Machado has always raked in June. His career batting average (.299), OPS (.860), and wRC+ (131) in June are his highest of any month. Fortunately, his career OPS and wRC+ in both July and August rival his June marks. This means you can count on Machado to keep delivering the goods all summer long as the Padres push their way toward the postseason.

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