Fernando Tatís Jr.

Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina (born January 2, 1999), nicknamed "El Niño", is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tatís and the second or maternal family name is Medina.
Fernando Tatís Jr.
Tatis with the San Diego Padres in 2019
San Diego Padres – No. 23
Shortstop
Born: (1999-01-02) January 2, 1999
San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 28, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.301
Home runs39
Runs batted in98
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Minor leagues

The Chicago White Sox signed Tatís as an international free agent from the Dominican Prospect League in 2015.[1][2] On June 4, 2016, before he had played a professional game, the White Sox traded the 17-year-old and Erik Johnson to the Padres for James Shields.[3][4] He spent 2016 with the Arizona Padres of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Tri-City Dust Devils of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League,[5] batting a combined .273 with four home runs and 25 runs batted in (RBIs) in 55 games, and on defense he made 15 errors and had a .904 fielding percentage.[6]

Tatís with the Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2017

In 2017, Tatís played 117 games for the Fort Wayne TinCaps Class A Midwest League and 14 games for the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League, posting a combined .278 batting average with 22 home runs, 75 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases as he was caught 15 times, and on defense he made 30 errors and had a .936 fielding percentage.[7][8][9] In 2017–18 he played 17 games at shortstop for the Estrellas de Oriente of the Dominican Winter League, batting .246 with one home run and three RBIs.[6]

Tatís entered 2018 as one of the top prospects in the minor leagues.[10] He returned to play shortstop for San Antonio, and in 88 games he batted .286 with 16 home runs, 43 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases.[6] On July 23, 2018, Tatís underwent season-ending surgery for a broken left thumb and ligament damage suffered during a head-first slide.[11] He returned to play for the Estrellas for the 2018–19 winter season.[12]

2019 season

At the beginning of 2019, Tatís was ranked as one of the top three prospects in baseball by MLB Pipeline, ESPN, Baseball America, and Baseball Prospectus.[13][14][15] On March 26, 2019, the Padres announced that Tatís made their Opening Day roster.[16] In his major league debut, he recorded two hits.[17] On April 1, 2019, Tatís hit his first major league home run.[18]

He finished the season hitting .317/.379/.590 with 22 home runs, 61 runs, and 106 hits over 84 games.[19]

2020 season

He was part of a four-game streak in which the San Diego Padres hit four grand slams, and, notably, was at each base position over the four.[20]

In the 2020 season, there was a controversy involving Tatis Jr. when he swung at a 3-0 pitch, hitting an opposite-field grand slam against the Texas Rangers. Though he was criticized by some for breaking the "unwritten rules", many people defended him.[21]

In 2020, he led the NL in power-speed # (13.4) and batted .277/.366/.571 (10th in the league) with 50 runs (2nd), 17 home runs (2nd), 42 RBIs (4th), and 11 stolen bases (4th) in 224 at bats.[22] Of all major league hitters, he had the highest average exit velocity (95.9), percentage of hard-hit balls (62.2), and percentage of barrels/plate appearance (12.5%).[23]

In Game 2 of the 2020 Wild Card Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tatis Jr. was able help the bring the Padres back into winning position by hitting two home runs that made it possible for the Padres to win the series and head to the next round against the Dodgers, which they lost in three straight games.

Tatis Jr. finished in fourth place for the National League MVP Award Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award in 2020, behind Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and his teammate on the Padres, Manny Machado.

Personal life

Tatís' father, Fernando Sr., played third base in the major leagues from 1997 to 2010.[24] His mother is named Maria.[25][26] His younger brother, Elijah, is an infielder in the Chicago White Sox organization, signed in 2019.[4]He is also the cover athlete of MLB the Show 21 being the youngest Player at 22 years old to be on the cover.

References
  1. "White Sox sign Fernando Tatis Jr". Chicago White Sox. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. http://dplbaseball.com/tag/fernando-tatis-jr/
  3. Van Schouwen, Daryl (June 4, 2016). "Padres trade James Shields to the White Sox". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. Harrigan, Thomas (April 10, 2019). "White Sox, Elijah Tatis agree to deal (source)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  5. Miller, Bryce. "Padres prospects Reed, Tatis Jr. bond over beats, baseball". SanDiegoUnionTribune.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. "Fernando Tatis Jr. Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. "Fernando Tatis Jr. Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. Sanders, Jeff. "Fernando Tatis Jr. already a man among boys at Fort Wayne". SanDiegoUnionTribune.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  9. "TinCaps' Tatis Jr. taking after his father". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  10. "Fernando Tatis shows confidence, defense, also hits". The San Diego Union-Tribune. February 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  11. "Fernando Tatis Jr., minor league for San Diego Padres, has thumb surgery". Espn.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  12. "Tatis teeing off in Winter League playoffs". MiLB.com. December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  13. Gilberto, Gerard (January 26, 2019). "Vlad Jr. tops new prospect rankings". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  14. Sanders, Jeff (January 30, 2019). "Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. is No. 1 on ESPN's top-prospects list". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  15. Sanders, Jeff (January 23, 2019). "Where Padres landed on Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus lists". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  16. "Top prospect Tatis on Padres' Opening Day roster". Espn.com. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  17. Cassavell, AJ (March 28, 2018). "Fernando Tatis Jr. debuts for Padres". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  18. "Tatis Jr. hits 1st MLB HR; dad will get ball". MLB.com.
  19. "Fernando Tatis Jr. Stats". ESPN.
  20. "Fernando Tatis Jr. has a grand slam 'cycle'". MLB.com.
  21. Lindbergh, Ben (August 19, 2020). "Fernando Tatis Jr. Proved That MLB's Battle Over Unwritten Rules Is Already Over". The Ringer. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  22. "Fernando Tatis Jr. Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  23. "Statcast Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.
  24. "Fernando Tatis Jr. groomed for big future in baseball". The San Diego Union-Tribune. September 28, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  25. Passan, Jeff (August 10, 2020). "BRINGING JOY BACK TO BASEBALL". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  26. Cooper, J. J. (April 12, 2018). "The Son Also Rises". Baseball America. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

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