Given the events of the past 18 months, this week will bring the biggest stage of Fernando Tatis Jr.'s life. Despite the layoff from his suspension, Padres fans are eyeing Tatis as a potential savior. dennistlin on the anticipation of Tatis' return:
2h agoSAN DIEGO — It can seem like forever ago now, but the memory remains vivid for Phillip Wellman. On Sept. 10, 2017, the longtime Double-A manager and his San Antonio team were two-hit in a playoff loss that ended their season. The game still was worth remembering. One of those two hits was a home run, the ball jumping off the bat of a teenage leadoff hitter namedThe then-shortstop prospect had been aggressively promoted from Low A a few weeks earlier.
Yet his absence from the lineup has not diminished his fame. Lately, it has been a source of intense anticipation. Wednesday afternoon, Tatis will serve the final game of his ban as the most expensiveteam in history tries to avoid being swept in its own home. Then, he will fly with the club to Phoenix. Thursday night, he will lead off at Chase Field in his first major-league game in 564 days.
“I hope it transfers and goes with him to the big leagues, which I think it will because I just think he’s that special,” said Wellman, El Paso’s first-year manager. “You know, it really wasn’t a surprise. As unbelievable as it was, I think back to when he was 18.” According to the minor-league manager who knows him best, Tatis brought a similar energy to his daily workouts.
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