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Gainesville grad Michael Gettys gearing up for spring training with San Diego Padres
Former Red Elephant spent all of 2019 at Triple-A El Paso
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Gainesville grad Michael Gettys runs the bases during a 2019 game for the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate, the El Paso Chihuahuas. — Photo courtesy Tim Hagerty
Now 24, the Gainesville High graduate is only a few weeks away from reporting to spring training for the San Diego Padres in Peoria, Ariz., a northwest suburb of Phoenix. If he does well enough, Gettys will make the 26-man Opening Day roster for San Diego.
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