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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 by the San Diego Padres after being actually sidelined for more than 2 months with an anxiety response in his right thighbone.Tatis was actually set to bat next in the opener of a three-game collection against the Detroit Tigers. The Padres got in the day in an online connection along with Arizona for the National League's leading wild card.Tatis final played on June 21. He was placed on the harmed list on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Editor's Picks1 RelatedHe spent last week exercising at the team's springtime instruction complex in Arizona.Tatis acquired a cozy welcome in the club, consisting of an emphatic caress coming from center fielder Jackson Merrill, looked at through some to be the leading challenger for NL Rookie of the Year." I remain in a really excellent location immediately," Tatis said. "I think that I can possibly do everything on the market on the baseball field." On the day he was put on the IL, Tatis said he had actually been taking care of the personal injury for basically the whole season. It was 1st referred to as a quadriceps trauma, yet the crew discovered the tension reaction after imaging.Tatis succeeded the NL Gold Handwear Cover and also Platinum Handwear cover awards in 2013 in his first season in ideal field.He was an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 just before missing the 2022 time due to injury as well as a PED suspension.Tatis was actually striking.279 with 14 home runs as well as 36 RBIs when he happened the IL.Outfielder Bryce Johnson was actually optioned to Triple-A El Paso.