On Friday night, the San Diego Padres will open up a series with the New York Yankees in California.
They had the day off on Thursday following a 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in Ohio.
Fernando Tatís Jr. Sends Out Post Before Yankees
Ahead of their series with the Yankees, Fernando Tatís Jr. made a post to Instagram.
There were over 125,000 likes in less than 24 hours.
He wrote (translated to English): “End of summer!? ☀️”
Here’s what people were saying in the comments:
@daveysports98: “You’ve been playing great for months now. Lock in these last 22 and get us back to October.”
@ryanycohen: “Finish strong king, let’s have a run”
@s1ck0_dav1d: “Keep grinding bro we want October Baseball!! 🔥🔥”
@rivaan.s26: “love the comeback you made this season and end off strong”
@alan_sacal_waiss: “Make the playoffs !!!”
@g.garcia619: “Never doubted you king keep going 🐐”
Tatís Jr. is in the middle of his 7th season playing in the MLB (all with the Padres).
Right now, the 27-year-old is batting .284 with 154 hits, 19 home runs, 70 RBIs, 80 runs and 31 stolen bases in 138 games.
StatMuse wrote (on September 1): “Fernando Tatis Jr. home runs this season: 0 — March (17 AB) 0 — April (95 AB) 1 — May (102 AB) 4 — June (110 AB) 3 — July (103 AB) 9 — August (107 AB) 2 — September (5 AB) Needs one more home run for his 5th straight 20-HR season.”
0 — March (17 AB) 0 — April (95 AB) 1 — May (102 AB) 4 — June (110 AB) 3 — July (103 AB) 9 — August (107 AB) 2 — September (5 AB)
Needs one more home run for his 5th straight 20-HR season.
Tatís Jr. is one of the most popular players in the MLB.
He has made three All-Star Games (and won two Gold Glove Awards).
Looking At The Padres Right Now
The Padres are the third-place team in the National League West with a 73-67 record in 140 games.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games (and 41-28 in 69 games at home).
San Diego Padres Star Fernando Tatís Jr. Sends Out Viral Post Before Yankees