San Diego Padres they said that Fernando Tatís Jr. suffered a subluxation in his left shoulder. For now, this Tuesday will be re-evaluated. Tatis Jr. violently threw himself on a curve to the right of Anthony DeSclafani of the San Francisco Giants and fell to the ground in agony – agony quickly felt by parents, their fans and, frankly, sports in general.
Tatis, the amazing 22-year-old shortstop from San Diego and one of the most interesting baseball players, left the field in obvious pain, accompanied by manager Jayce Tingler and a team coach. He has not returned to the field for the next half of the Padres game against the Giants:
For most of his professional career, Tatis struggled with left shoulder pain, which came to light in March when he gave up a spring training game because of it. The parents insisted the injury was minor at the time and Tatis returned to the field two days later.
Of course, Tatis signed a record 14-year contract with Padres in February, after two brilliant but short major seasons. Given his ridiculous production in those two seasons (.301 / .374 / .582 with 39 homers and 27 steals in 143 games), any injury to Tatis would be devastating for a Padres team with World ambitions Series. And the ones the Dodgers are fighting. with in NL West.
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Tatis has faced a handful of injuries throughout his professional career. He only played 84 games during his rookie season due to injuries to his basket and back. He also broke his left thumb on minors in 2018, and his season has been shortened.