The dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. He spoke about the supposed operation that will be done at the end of the season according to multiple media, in addition to how his life is playing another position in the MLB with the San Diego Padres.
After Tatis Jr’s last injury, the Padres knew that if it happened again, it would probably miss the rest of the regular season and obviously the playoffs. However, they moved him to the outfield where he is less at risk of injuring himself or hurting his shoulder left, has less contact with the ground.
Through an interview with the famous Dominican sportswriter, Yancen Pujols, the San Diego Padres slugger told him that he is taking much more care of his shoulder because he does not want to have surgery. In addition, he admitted that playing in the outfield is temporary and that he will return to playing shortstop as he has been doing since his debut.
“I will play shortstop again. Playing in the gardens is temporary. I’m ruling out surgery on my shoulder. I have taken great care of my body and that has been worth it “he said. Fernando Tatis Jr.
Fernando Tatis to @YancenPujols: “I will play shortstop again. Playing in the outfield is temporary. I am ruling out having surgery on my shoulder. I have taken great care of my body and that has paid off. ” pic.twitter.com/jdQBiGZiGc
– Héctor Gómez (@ hgomez27) September 7, 2021
In about 19 games played in the outfield, it is still the time where Fernando Tatis Jr. adds an assist and has allowed no errors. Two days ago he dropped two balls, but they were scored as hits because of the sun.
The injury to your shoulder It greatly influences the bad defense he had in short-field, he is the second player with the most defensive errors in 2021. It is not yet confirmed if he is not going to operate, he is not the only one who takes the last word because if this happens to him injury in the middle of a season, he would miss it completely.
Jake Cronwertoh has taken over at shortstop in a very good way, originally that is his position and that has become more than clear. Manny Machado continues to be the best defender for the San Diego Padres.