Fernando Tatis Jr. will make his return to the San Diego Padres lineup on Monday towards the Detroit Tigers (GameTracker), batting second and taking part in proper discipline. It would mark his first look in a big-league recreation since June 21. He missed the final two-plus months on account of a stress response in his proper thigh bone. In corresponding strikes for each the 28- and 40-player rosters (do not forget that MLB entered roster growth on Sunday), the Padres optioned outfielder Bryce Johnson and designated outfielder José Azocar for task

Tatis predicted in August that he would return in September. 

“I actually do not have particular dates,” Tatis advised reporters on the time. “I really feel that is extra a dialog between the coaching workers, the supervisor and myself and A.J. [Preller, the general manager]. However I am positively taking part in baseball the following month. That is what it appears like.”

Tatis, 25, had put collectively one other stellar marketing campaign previous to struggling the harm. Over the course of 80 video games, he had batted .279/.354/.468 with 14 residence runs, 36 runs batted in, and eight stolen bases on 11 makes an attempt. His 129 OPS+ stands as his greatest mark in that statistic since 2021, when he completed third in Nationwide League Most Invaluable Participant Award voting. Tatis earned his second profession Silver Slugger Award that season.

The Padres entered Monday with a 78-61 report on the season, placing them 5 video games again within the Nationwide League West and tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks for the highest wild-card slot. (The Padres are three video games up on the Atlanta Braves, who presently maintain the third and ultimate wild card spot, and 4 video games up on the New York Mets, the primary NL crew exterior of the playoff bracket.)