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

.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar appropriate fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was triggered Monday due to the San Diego Padres after being actually sidelined for more than two months along with a stress response in his appropriate thighbone.Tatis was readied to baseball bat second in the opener of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. The Padres entered the time in a virtual tie with Arizona for the National League's top crazy card.Tatis final played on June 21. He was put on the damaged list on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedHe devoted recently working out at the staff's springtime training facility in Arizona.Tatis acquired a warm welcome in the clubhouse, consisting of an emphatic caress from facility fielder Jackson Merrill, considered through some to become the leading opponent for NL Newbie of the Year." I'm in a truly great spot right now," Tatis said. "I believe that I can possibly do everything on the market on the baseball field." On the day he was positioned on the IL, Tatis mentioned he had actually been handling the trauma for generally the whole time. It was actually initial described as a quadriceps trauma, but the group found out the stress reaction after imaging.Tatis won the NL Gold Glove and Platinum Glove awards last year in his first period in best field.He was an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 just before missing the 2022 period because of personal injury as well as a PED suspension.Tatis was actually reaching.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.