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Padres SS Tatis Jr. exits with apparent injury

Field Level Media

March 23, 2021 at 9:49 pm.

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. departed Tuesday’s spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds with an apparent injury.

The team didn’t immediately announce a reason for why Tatis departed in the top of the third inning.

Tatis left after fielding a grounder to his right and making a one-hop throw to first base to retire Cincinnati’s Jonathan India to start the third inning.

Manager Jayce Tingler and a team trainer came out to assess Tatis, who walked off the field. A short time later, Tatis left the ballpark and headed back to the team complex.

The 22-year-old Tatis recently signed a 14-year contract worth an estimated $340 million.

Tatis has a .301 career average with 39 homers, 98 RBIs and 27 stolen bases in 143 games over the past two seasons.

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