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Padres’ Fernando Tatis has broken wrist, could miss up to 3 months, GM says
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San Diego Padres celebrity Fernando Tatis Jr. will want surgical procedure for a damaged left wrist and is predicted to overlook as much as three months, common supervisor A.J. Preller stated on Monday afternoon.
Padres heart fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. walks to the dugout after putting out towards the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Aug. 24, 2021.
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Based on Preller, Tatis suffered the harm throughout the early a part of the offseason, and he felt ache as soon as he started getting ready for spring coaching. In December, studies surfaced that he was in a motorcycle accident in his native Dominican Republic and had scrapes on his hand and knee.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. runs on his double towards the Nationals on July 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Picture/Nick Wass)
“It is horrible. I really feel like everyone’s upset, particularly me. I really feel like we’ve a reasonably good probability this yr as a workforce, and I simply need to be on the market for my teammates,” Tatis told reporters.
Tatis’ absence will probably be an enormous loss for the Padres, who have been anticipated to be viable contenders within the Nationwide League West this upcoming season. Final yr, Tatis suffered a number of accidents to his left shoulder, however nonetheless led the league with 42 homers in 130 video games performed. He completed third within the balloting for the NL MVP. He hit .282 with 97 RBIs and picked up 25 stolen bases.
Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. is helped off the sector throughout the Colorado Rockies recreation on July 30, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Picture/Derrick Tuskan)
Tatis signed a 14-year, $330 million contract with the Padres throughout spring coaching final yr.