Fernando Tatis Jr Children: Does Fernando Tatis Jr Have A Child?

Publish date: 2024-05-20

Fernando Tatis Jr Children: Does Fernando Tatis Jr Have A Child?: Fernando Tatis Jr, officially known as Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina Jr was born on January 2, 1999.

He’s a Dominican professional baseball player (shortstop and outfielder) for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.

Tatis Jr developed a love for baseball at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after baseball players.

He made his MLB debut in 2019. Before the season started, Tatís was ranked as one of the top three prospects in baseball by MLB Pipeline, ESPN, Baseball America, and Baseball Prospectus.

In his major league debut, he recorded two hits against the San Francisco Giants. He finished the season hitting .317/.379/.590 with 22 home runs, 61 runs, and 106 hits over 84 games.

Tatis Jr came in third place in balloting for the National League Rookie of the Year Award, behind Pete Alonso and Mike Soroka.

In the 2020 season, he was part of a four-game streak in August in which the San Diego Padres hit four grand slams, and, notably, was at each base position over the four.

Tatis Jr finished in fourth place for the National League MVP Award in 2020 and also won the Silver Slugger Award in 2020.

Prior to the 2021 season, he signed a 14-year, $340 million contract extension with the Padres, at the time the third-richest in MLB history, behind deals signed by Mike Trout and Mookie Betts.

Tatis Jr missed all of the 2022 season due to injury and a PED suspension. He underwent surgery due to a fractured scaphoid bone suffered during the off-season.

On 12 August 2022, Tatís Jr was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid stating that it was from a medication he took to treat ringworm that he did not check for steroids

As a result of punishment stemming from a failed drug test in 2022, he missed the first 21 games of the 2023 season.

Tatis Jr. returned from suspension on Thursday, April 20, 2023, and was in manager Bob Melvin’s lineup batting leadoff and manning right field, for their eventual 7-5 win over the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks.

He went hitless in five trips to the plate, but his return means the San Diego lineup is at full strength for the first time in a long time. In the field, Tatis made an impressive ranging catch in the late innings.