Tony Gwynn Jr. (22) was traded to the Padres on Thursday. (Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press)The San Diego Padres confirmed Thursday that they traded Jody Gerut to the Milwaukee Brewers for fellow outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr., the son of the most famous player in franchise history.
Gwynn, 26, received word of the deal from his father, Tony Sr., a Hall of Fame outfielder who played his entire 20-year, major-league career with the Padres.
Gwynn Jr. has played 130 games at the major-league level, hitting .248 with 15 runs batted in, 23 runs scored and 14 stolen bases.
He will wear No. 18 with the Padres because his father's No. 19 is retired.
Gwynn Sr. retired in 2001, having hit .338 with 3,141 hits, 135 home runs, 1,138 runs batted in and 1,383 runs scored in 1,440 MLB games, all with San Diego.
A fifteen-time all-star and five-time Gold Glover, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Gwynn, 49, is currently San Diego State's baseball coach.
With files from The Associated Press