He pitched in the minor leagues as a reliever saving 23 games at A ball for Fort Meyers in 2001. The next year he saved 29 games at AA New Britian.

He was signed by the New York Mets in the off season as a free agent for 2005. He began the year at AAA Norfolk going 3-2 with 11 saves posting a 1.42 ERA, before being brought up to the Mets in July. Padilla made his Mets debut at Shea Stadium pitching a scoreless 7th inning in a Mets win over the Atlanta Braves.
In his second outing he earned a save at Shea Stadium against the Padres. At the end of August he got his first win & added two more in the month of September to finish the year at 3-1 with five holds, a save, posting a 1.49 ERA in 36 innings over 24 games pitched.
Padilla certainly looked promising for the future but then needed Tommy John surgery which shut him down for the next two seasons. He was released by the Mets then signed to a minor league deal in 2008 but was eventually released again. He pitched in the independent league in New Hampshire in 2009 & then became a reliever / pitching coach for the Pittsfield Colonials.
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