San Diego Padres Activate Fernando Tatis Jr. After 2-Month Injury

San Diego Padres Right Fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. will be activated from the 60-Day IL before tonight's game at home against the Detroit Tigers. He will bat second play right field in his return to the diamond. Tatis Jr. has been sidelined since June 21 with a stress reaction in his right thigh. The San Diego Padres have fared well in the absence of Tatis Jr. They were a .500 team when the perennial all-star went down and now find themselves 17 games above .500.

Before his injury, Tatis Jr. was named a 2024 MLB All-Star and hit .279 with 14 home runs and 36 RBI over 80 games. Will the return of Tatis Jr. help the San Diego Padres finish off the regular season strong and gear up for what the team hopes is a deep playoff run?

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Fernando Tatis Jr. Career Summary

Tatis Jr. made his debut with the San Diego Padres in 2019 and has been one of the best players in the league since. He is a two-time MLB All-Star(2021, 2024), two-time Silver Slugger Award winner(2020, 2021), and won the Platinum Glove in 2023. Tatis Jr. has also finished top five in NL MVP voting twice and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting in 2019. He finished behind New York Mets First Baseman Pete Alonso for ROY honors in 2019. Tatis Jr. is a career .280 hitter with 120 home runs and 309 RBI.

San Diego Padres Season Summary

San Diego(78-61) is in third place in the National League West and in the second National League Wild Card spot. The San Diego Padres offense is one of the best units in the league. They are first in batting average, 12th in home runs, and sixth in runs scored. Their offense is paced by First Baseman Luis Arraez and Third Baseman Manny Machado. Arraez is fifth in the league in batting average(.309) and Machado leads the ballclub in home runs and RBI.

San Diego's pitching staff has been average this season. They are 14th in ERA, third in strikeouts, and 19th in opposing batting average. Their pitching staff is led by Starting Pitcher Dylan Cease and Closer Robert Suarez. Cease is top 10 in the league in wins and WHIP and is tied for the league lead in strikeouts. Suarez is fourth in the league with 30 saves.

Padres Upcoming Schedule

The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series with the Detroit Tigers tonight. San Diego has been one of the best teams in the league over the past few months and will now get one of the best players on their roster back for the homestretch of the regular season.

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Article originally written by Justin Rimpi