SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres star proper fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is unlikely to play within the All-Star Sport because of a stress response in his proper thigh bone.
“I’d say that is fairly correct, sure,” supervisor Mike Shildt stated Friday earlier than the Padres opened a weekend sequence towards the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tatis wasn’t within the clubhouse when it was open to the media.
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Tatis was voted to begin for the Nationwide League crew together with Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar.
Tatis hasn’t performed since June 21 due to the damage that he stated has been bothering him many of the season. He stated three days later that he could possibly be sidelined previous the All-Star break.
“It is an enormous hole,” Tatis stated when requested concerning the timetable for his return. “I do not need to put it on the market as a result of persons are going to count on stuff. However it may be a while. We all know with the best stuff we’re attempting to purpose after the All-Star Sport, however we’re speaking about one thing severe in my bone, in my proper leg.
“It could possibly worsen and we do not need that,” Tatis added. “I used to be taking part in by way of it and I in all probability might have stored going, however the docs really useful to heal it now in order that manner it does not worsen. It is simply higher that manner.”
Tatis leads the Padres with 14 dwelling runs. He moved from shortstop to proper subject final yr and gained the NL Gold Glove and Platinum Glove awards.
He was voted the NL starter at shortstop in 2021.
