Fernando Tatís Jr. is at it again.
Tatís has been the talk of baseball for the past 24 hours. After his grand slam on a 3–0 count, even his own manager criticized him for breaking baseball’s social contract against trying hard when the game appears out of reach. The entire baseball world rushed to his defense, though. It was striking to see old-school players like Johnny Bench back up Tatís for his alleged transgression.
Padres manager Jayce Tingler, who on Monday night called Tatís’s decision to swing “a learning opportunity,” had changed his tune by Tuesday afternoon.