Fernando Tatis Jr. 's mother, Maria Tatis, made her feelings known about her son's former San Diego Padres teammate, Jurickson Profar, signing a three-year, $42 million contract with the Atlanta Braves this offseason.
The Braves' pursuit of Profar began about three weeks before he signed. As the offseason unfolded, he had a shortlist of preferred destinations, but Atlanta was always near the top.
Profar, a switch-hitter, began lifting his front leg higher at the start of his swing. He said advice from former major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. last offseason helped convince him to make the change, which added power to his swing.
A new leg kick helped make Jurickson Profar a first-time MLB All-Star at 31 with the San Diego Padres in 2024.
One year after asking fellow Curacao native Andruw Jones to help him land a deal with the Braves, Jurickson Profar will realize a childhood dream. “Every Wednesday, they were putting the Braves games on TV in Curacao,
The San Diego Padres have had a disappointing offseason. After almost reaching the National League Championship Series they have watched their division rivals get better while they have not moved the needle.
After pretending he was Andruw Jones or Chipper Jones in backyard games as a kid, Profar will be the Braves' everyday left fielder.
Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth and Luis Arraez are in San Diego ahead of the Padres FanFest on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) — A new leg kick helped make Jurickson Profar a first-time ... major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. last offseason helped convince ...
The San Diego Padres have had a horrible offseason, insiders have confirmed. The Padres are coming off a 93-win season and were two mere runs away from advancin
Not only did the Padres wait until Jan. 24 to make their first major league acquisition — right-handed pitcher Ron Marinaccio in a trade with the Chicago White Sox — but the Friars are yet to make a big league signing, although reports have circulated Tuesday that the team is in agreement on a one-year deal with catcher Elias Diaz.
The Padres' offseason has been nothing short of tragic. By Game 3 of the NLDS, San Diego had LA on the ropes, up two games to one. It seemed like the Padres were actually going to prove all of the Dodgers' naysayers right, but then they went 24 scoreless innings to hand the last three games over to LA. Whomp whomp. It was all downhill from there.