", "You have to have some fun, because you really have to enjoy whatever you're doing. Since theyre in our division, we get a chance to make the trip up there a few times a year. [58] Padres Reinstate Fernando Tatis Jr. Reds Place Fernando Cruz On 15-Day Injured List AL Central Notes: White Sox, Mahle, Skubal Mike Shannon Passes Away. Tatis has said on several occasions that he considers himself to be a shortstop. Required fields are marked *. Still, it feels like it's Tatis Jr. leading that charge, pushing the sport's boundaries and unwritten rules. Fernando Tatis Jr Entertainment & Arts. [6][7] Tats spent 2016 with the Arizona League Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League,[8] batting a combined .273 with four home runs and 25 runs batted in (RBI) in 55 games; on defense, he made 15 errors and had a .904 fielding percentage. He is the son of Fernando Tats Sr., who played in Major League Baseball in the past. [52] Although the cause of the injury was not confirmed, general manager A. J. Preller alluded to a motorcycle accident that Tats suffered in December 2021 in the Dominican Republic. Seeing the joy and excitement from our fans on the day of the parade as we make our way through the streets of San Diego would be a dream come true. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Its possible that Tatis might do better on this team playing in the outfield rather than the infield. In 224 at-bats, he had a batting line of 277/366/571, which ranked him 10th in the league, along with 50 runs, 17 home runs, 42 RBI, and eleven stolen bases, which ranked him fourth. "We do a lot of things there and we have a lot of fun, and we just enjoy every single day that we have together.". There are a few different approaches that the Padres might take in order to get Tatis ready for a rehab assignment. He had the highest average go-out speed in the major leagues (96.9 miles per hour), the highest proportion of hard-hit balls (62.2), and the highest percentage of barrels to plate appearance of any major league hitter (12.5 percent ).