He’s walking, he’s speaking, he went outside for the first time to get some fresh air – he’s ready to go home,” Dr. Humberto Antonio Liriano, a critical care physician, told reporters.

The Padres view Liriano as that rare five-tool player who can hit, hit with power, run, play defense and throw. After advancing from Single-A Lake Elsinore to Double-A San Antonio last June about ...

I don't want to go back down. I want to stay up for a long time." Liriano started the season with Double-A San Antonio and hit .264 with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs in 99 games. "This year was a big ...

He’s walking, he’s speaking, he went outside for the first time to get some fresh air — he’s ready to go home,” Dr. Humberto Antonio Liriano, a critical care physician, told reporters.

Fast forward to 2012 . . . Liriano gets off to a slow start again with Lake Elsinore, but was hitting .298 at midseason when he was promoted to Double-A San Antonio. After hitting .176 in July ...

Francisco Liriano threw seven shutout innings for Minnesota, and the Twins took the first series at Target Field with an 8-0 victory over the sloppy Boston Red Sox on Thursday in Minneapolis.

He’s walking, he’s speaking, he went outside for the first time to get some fresh air – he’s ready to go home,” Dr. Humberto Antonio Liriano, a critical care physician, told reporters.