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Padres trigger Fernando Tatis Jr. off 60-day damaged checklist

.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar ideal fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was triggered Monday by the San Diego Padres after being actually sidelined for greater than 2 months with a tension reaction in his appropriate thighbone.Tatis was readied to bat second in the opener of a three-game collection against the Detroit Tigers. The Padres entered the time in a virtual association along with Arizona for the National League's top wild card.Tatis last used June 21. He was actually placed on the damaged list on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedHe devoted recently exercising at the staff's spring season training complex in Arizona.Tatis acquired a cozy appreciated in the clubhouse, including an emphatic squeeze from center fielder Jackson Merrill, thought about through some to become the leading challenger for NL Newbie of the Year." I reside in a really excellent area at this moment," Tatis pointed out. "I believe that I can do everything out there on the baseball field." On the day he was actually positioned on the IL, Tatis said he had actually been handling the trauma for generally the whole period. It was initial referred to as a quadriceps accident, yet the staff uncovered the tension response after imaging.Tatis gained the NL Gold Handwear Cover and also Platinum eagle Glove awards in 2013 in his very first time in best field.He was actually an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 before missing the 2022 season due to trauma and a PED suspension.Tatis was actually striking.279 along with 14 home runs and 36 RBIs when he took place the IL.Outfielder Bryce Johnson was optioned to Triple-A El Paso.