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Fernando Tatis Jr. swats first MLB homer

A nurse by trade, Darrell Amio is not particularly well versed in the art of the deal. The 30-year-old San Diegan wasn’t exactly sweating it after running down Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first big league home run Monday night, a two-run homer in the sixth inning at Petco Park.

The ball belongs Tatis.

Amio is happy to give it him.

“For me, it means a lot, but for him it’s going to be way more,” Amio said. “It’s an honor to be able to get it and give it to him.”

The top-ranked prospect in the Padres system and No.