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Padres switch on Fernando Tatis Jr. off 60-day injured list

.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar best fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated Monday due to the San Diego Padres after being actually sidelined for much more than pair of months along with a worry reaction in his ideal thighbone.Tatis was actually readied to bat secondly in the opener of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Padres entered the day in an online association with Arizona for the National Organization's leading wild card.Tatis last used June 21. He was actually put on the harmed list on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedHe devoted last week working out at the staff's springtime instruction complex in Arizona.Tatis obtained a warm welcome in the clubhouse, consisting of an emphatic hug coming from center fielder Jackson Merrill, looked at by some to become the leading competitor for NL Newbie of the Year." I remain in a really excellent spot today," Tatis said. "I think that I may do just about anything out there on the baseball field." On the time he was actually put on the IL, Tatis mentioned he had been actually taking care of the trauma for essentially the entire period. It was first referred to as a quadriceps personal injury, but the group discovered the anxiety reaction after imaging.Tatis won the NL Gold Glove and Platinum Glove awards in 2013 in his first season in ideal field.He was actually an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 just before overlooking the 2022 time because of accident as well as a PED suspension.Tatis was actually reaching.279 along with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs when he happened the IL.Outfielder Bryce Johnson was actually optioned to Triple-A El Paso.