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The San Diego Padres have been ravaged by injuries so far this Major League Baseball season. Friday night in Pittsburgh, the team’s star outfielder was the latest to be injured. In the 3rd inning, Fernando Tatis Jr. was at bat when Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller hit Tatis in the left forearm with a 97 miles per hour fastball. Tatis immediately went down to the ground in pain, as the Padres medical staff rushed on to the field. After a few minutes of examination near the batters box, Tatis walked off the field surrounded by the teams medical staff. There was a visible large welt on Tatis’s forearm where he was hit by the pitch. The Padres have not released any details on the injury to Tatis. So far this season, Tatis has a .345 batting average, a team high 8 home runs, 18 RBI and a 1.011 OPS. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. to open the story in your web browser.
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