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Padres: Jayce Tingler sums up team’s impact on City of San Diego

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In the postgame press conference, Jayce Tingler indicated that providing a winner for the City of San Diego was a motivating factor for the Padres.

While the Padres season didn’t end the way they had envisioned, many good things came from the shortened season. Fernando Tatis Jr. remained healthy, which hampered his rookie season. He became a superstar at the age of 21, hitting 17 home runs with 45 RBI in 59 games. He’ll be an NL MVP finalist, but his slump at the end of the year may have hurt his chances to beat Braves’ Freddie Freeman.