The ball flew into the warm January night in San Pedro de Macoris, and seconds later, so did Fernando Tatis Jr.’s bat. The game’s No. 2 prospect, according to Baseball America and MLB.com, Tatis had just made a winner of his Dominican Winter League team with a walk-off homer in a playoff game. As he strutted out of the batters’ box and his teammates dashed onto the field, the Padres’ shortstop of the future put both hands on the knob of his bat and chucked it sky-high before skipping around the bases, screaming with joy while the crowd in his hometown stadium went wild.
Padres Stud Prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Arriving and Ready to Lead MLB's Next Generation
