Fernando Tatis Jr. activated from IL, back in Padres’ lineup
San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. walks to the dugout before a game against the Giants on April 5.
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SAN DIEGO — As expected, the Padres activated star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. from the injured list ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers. He will start and bat second.
Tatis Jr. hasn’t played since suffering a left shoulder sublaxtion (fancy for partial dislocation) taking a swing April 5. The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone’s status for the rest of the season was unclear upon exiting the game. Surgery would have ended his year. He decided to rest and rehab to ultimately play through it.
Tatis Jr. committed his career to the Padres in February, signing a 14-year, $340 million contract. Within weeks, his left shoulder became a problem during spring training, forcing him to miss time. He was off to a dreadful start o the season before landing on the IL. In five games, he went 3 for 18 with six strikeouts and five errors.
Padres manager Jayce Tingler said the team has worked with Tatis Jr. to minimize the chances of re-injuring his shoulder, going as far to have him switch to a two-armed followthrough to end his swing. Tingler said Tatis has taken 100 swings a day to practice the mechanic change.
“The reality is you get out there and the game speeds up, adrenaline and all those things,” Tingler said. “We’ve tried to use the past seven, 10 days and talk about with the medical team how can we minimize risk. These things are going to happen in the the game.
“Just trying to do the best we can talking about what are some of the danger points. The last thing we want is in a couple days, a couple weeks, a couple months, something happening again. We’ve got a long year this year, and he’s got a long career ahead of him.”
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