Padres Star Tatis Has Broken Wrist, Could Be Out Three Months
Mar 14, 2022, 12:45 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres hits a double in the top of the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on October 01, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — The San Diego Padres say All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. likely will need surgery for a broken left wrist and could miss up to three months.
General manager A.J. Preller says Tatis suffered the injury in the offseason.
Padres announce SS Fernando Tatis Jr. has fractured wrist, could miss up to 3 months. https://t.co/StmZc4jND9 pic.twitter.com/kBNAWkSWZA
— MLB (@MLB) March 14, 2022
The injury is a blow to a team that was looking for a fresh start following a brutal late-season collapse that left them with yet another losing record.
The 23-year-old Tatis had a series of injuries to his left shoulder last year, when he still led the NL with 42 home runs and finished third in balloting for the NL MVP.
