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Padres activate Fernando Tatis Jr. off 60-day injured list

.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar ideal fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was switched on Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for greater than 2 months with a worry response in his right thighbone.Tatis was set to baseball bat second in the opener of a three-game collection versus the Detroit Tigers. The Padres got in the day in an online connection with Arizona for the National Game's leading untamed card.Tatis final used June 21. He was actually applied the damaged listing on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Editor's Picks1 RelatedHe spent last week working out at the staff's spring season instruction complex in Arizona.Tatis received a cozy appreciated in the clubhouse, including an emphatic caress from center fielder Jackson Merrill, taken into consideration through some to be the leading challenger for NL Novice of the Year." I remain in an actually good spot now," Tatis said. "I think that I can possibly do anything on the market on the baseball field." On the day he was actually positioned on the IL, Tatis mentioned he had been actually handling the injury for practically the entire time. It was actually initial referred to as a quadriceps injury, yet the crew found out the stress reaction after imaging.Tatis won the NL Gold Handwear Cover as well as Platinum Glove honors in 2013 in his 1st period in appropriate field.He was an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 prior to missing the 2022 season due to injury as well as a PED suspension.Tatis was actually hitting.279 along with 14 home runs and also 36 RBIs when he happened the IL.Outfielder Bryce Johnson was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.