Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was feeling better a day after coming out of a game due to left shoulder discomfort, leaving the San Diego Padres and their fans breathing easier. “He’s feeling really good today.
In fact he was lobbying to get in the lineup today, so I thought that was very encouraging,” manager Jayce Tingler said Wednesday during a videoconference from Peoria, Arizona. “He’s going to have a good work day today and we’ll kind of see where it goes.
I think everybody’s kind of expecting him to be back in the lineup in the next day or two. Very encouraging news," he said. The sight of the electrifying 22-year-old suddenly leaving Tuesday’s game after making a backhanded play was a jolt to both the Padres, who have high