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Padres activate Fernando Tatis Jr. off 60-day wounded listing

.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar best fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was actually turned on Monday by the San Diego Padres after being actually sidelined for more than 2 months along with an anxiety response in his ideal thighbone.Tatis was actually readied to bat secondly in the opener of a three-game set versus the Detroit Tigers. The Padres got into the day in a digital connection along with Arizona for the National Organization's leading untamed card.Tatis final used June 21. He was actually placed on the injured list on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedHe devoted last week exercising at the team's spring instruction facility in Arizona.Tatis obtained a hot invited in the club, including an emphatic squeeze coming from facility fielder Jackson Merrill, taken into consideration through some to become the leading challenger for NL Newbie of the Year." I'm in a truly good area at this moment," Tatis said. "I feel like I may do anything around on the baseball field." On the day he was placed on the IL, Tatis mentioned he had been dealing with the trauma for practically the entire period. It was actually 1st referred to as a quadriceps injury, however the group found out the worry response after imaging.Tatis gained the NL Gold Glove and also Platinum eagle Glove honors in 2013 in his 1st time in right field.He was actually an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 prior to overlooking the 2022 season because of personal injury and 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 actually optioned to Triple-A El Paso.