Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. continues to make great progress in his attempt to return to the MLB after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his right wrist, which he suffered a few months ago and that did not allow him to be on the opening day.
This Tuesday the San Diego Padres, through their manager, Bob Melvin, reported that Tatis Jr. has received permission from the medical staff to increase the level of his rehabilitation, something that will allow him to start defensive training.
This decision was made jointly by the team’s management and coaching staff, after the doctors evaluated the Dominican shortstop this Tuesday in Arizona.
“I know he’s excited about the fact that he’s going to be on the field with us, with no restrictions on hitting ground balls, shooting shots and all that,” Melvin said.
However, not everything is happy for ‘El Niño’, and the fact is that the coach was punctual in revealing that he will not be able to perform exercises with the bat. “Batting will be the last thing,” the pilot stressed.
In that sense, the San Diego Padres revealed that Tatis Jr. has been making some movements with the bat, although these do not have a level of intensity that could harm the player’s rehabilitation.
Despite the fact that the player’s recovery process from 23 Years have progressed satisfactorily, the Californian team is not willing to force his return, so they have not yet considered setting a date for him to see action in rehabilitation games.
Likewise, it should be noted that the fact that the Padres are in second place in the Western Division of the National League just one game away from the Dodgers, is a reason in favor of the organization to take the case of Tatis Jr. calmly, who already knows that he will not return until after the All-Star Game.
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