SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres have acquired outfielder Tony Gwynn Jr. in a trade that sent outfielder Jody Gerut to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Gwynn, who has been with Triple-A Nashville, got the news of the trade in a call from his Hall of Fame father, who played for the Padres for 20 seasons and is now San Diego State’s baseball coach.
The younger Gwynn played parts of three seasons in the majors. The Padres said he will be in uniform for Thursday night’s game against San Francisco and will wear No. 18. His father’s No. 19 has been retired.