Tatis hits 3 HRs in Triple-A game as MLB return looms
Fernando Tatis Jr. looks ready for his MLB return.
The San Diego Padres superstar hit three home runs with eight RBIs for the El Paso Chihuahuas in a Triple-A game against the Albuquerque Isotopes on Thursday.
Tatis crushed a 451-foot homer in the second inning for his first dinger of the night:
Fernando Tatis Jr. DESTROYED this homer for the @epchihuahuas.
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 14, 2023
115.1 mph | 451 ft. for the @Padres slugger, with a celebratory dance to boot: pic.twitter.com/cNNHOyrzKd
The 24-year-old went deep again in the fourth:
Fernando Tatis Jr. did it *again*!
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 14, 2023
111.9 mph off the bat for his second homer of the night: pic.twitter.com/CXwCH4nmaT
Tatis capped his five-hit performance with a third blast in the eighth:
IT’S A THREE-HOMER GAME FOR EL NIÑO! pic.twitter.com/oedYS1tiSR
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 14, 2023
Tatis is eligible to return April 20 from an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.