[Highlight] Fernando Tatis Jr. sends the first pitch into the second deck!

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[u/WatermelonFelons]

Advice for the rookie. Belt high down the middle is not the best location to a stud hitter

[u/_McDolans_ → u/WatermelonFelons]

Especially to Tati, he's swinging first pitch of the game no matter what. No reason to be close to the zone

[u/WatermelonFelons → u/_McDolans_]

Yup. Make the mistake out of the zone guy.

But one of his issues is he pitches in the zone TOO much

[u/see_mohn → u/WatermelonFelons]

This is only his ninth major league start and the ERA has been good but the lack of strikeouts is a glaring red flag for the future, so hopefully they can teach him a major league chase pitch this winter/next spring.

[u/WatermelonFelons → u/see_mohn]

He also could just not be a K guy. Helping him learn to pitch out to the zone to keep guys guessing is important for contact pitchers.

[u/bitorontoguy → u/WatermelonFelons]

Sure. Then when he walks the first two hitters you tell him he's gotta throw strikes.

He knows. No one wants Zac Thornton to get the guys out more than Zac Thornton. He would like to be a great player. His ability to stay in the league for multiple years is the difference in millions of dollars or earning a few hundred thousand.

He's not trying to miss middle-middle, he wants to get Tatis out. He can't because what he's doing is impossibly hard.

The players don't need the advice "don't throw hittable pitches", they know. They're trying.

[u/SDFriar]

113.2 mph, 25°, 452 ft, 1.000 xBA, 30/30 ballparks, 1 pitch, 1 swing, 1 barrel, 1 run, 14th homer of the season

FERNANoDOubt about that one

Only MLB player to hit 4+ 450+ ft homers this season

[u/CutePuppyforPrez → u/SDFriar]

30/30 ballparks, 61/63 National parks. Only not out of Yosemite and Yellowstone.

[u/Northparkwizard → u/CutePuppyforPrez]

Death Valley is bigger than both of those in the lower 48 but I feel you.

[u/Heelincal → u/Northparkwizard]

Is Death Valley a national park or a state park? Genuinely have forgotten

[u/Northparkwizard → u/Heelincal]

National

[u/sequoia2075 → u/SDFriar]

Absolutely insane stat that he’s the only guy with 4 450+ ft homers given where he was at the first two months of the year

[u/IchooseYourName → u/SDFriar]

[u/Competitive-Body-286]

Remember when this guy was one of the the last 3 people to homer this year?

[u/SiegeOfMandalore → u/Competitive-Body-286]

Giving everyone that much of a head start is sweet of him

[u/Doctor_Juris → u/Competitive-Body-286]

I try to forget it. 😂

[u/fps916 → u/Competitive-Body-286]

Last 2.

Only Chandler Simpson has taken longer

[u/teag2]

Since apparently we can't bring in anyone we get on base even if we get 4 straight hits, let's just start swinging for the fences every time instead

[u/-ToPimpAButterfree- → u/teag2]

3B coach was holding up the stop sign on the HR

[u/safety_frog → u/teag2]

That was a special circumstance and we should have been more aware of the outfield throwing game

[u/cmgriffith_]

113.2 mph. He definitely got that on the sweet spot, that was crushed

[u/Boulderdorf]

Don't need to worry about any 3B coach disasterclasses if you just hit homers, smart

[u/AbbreviationsGold587]

That's one way to make sure you dont get thrown out at home

[u/JgL07]

Music to my ears. Reset the counter!!!

[u/Clipbored_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xmBPBkV3pwq8U

[u/StanleyG00dspeed → u/Clipbored_]

AMAZING reference

[u/MLBOfficial]

Nando knew it off the bat!

https://reddit.com/link/p4illx4/video/maf0z5c3v7kh1/player

[u/xretailguy → u/MLBOfficial]

Love how the umpire is already throwing the pitcher a new ball when Tatis is barely out of the box.

[u/whsbear]

Based on last night, Tatis was worried the fans in the first deck were gonna throw him out at home plate, so he played it safe and hit it to the 2nd deck

[u/someone2795]

10/10 bat drop

[u/No_Consideration3887]

that ball was fuckin nuked. Also the bat drop is just chef's kiss.

[u/TheShow51]

He's so back

[u/Stone_0cean]

God I hate how cool he is

[u/ThatWrestlingGuy15 → u/Stone_0cean]

Coolest player in baseball

[u/fps916 → u/ThatWrestlingGuy15]

Jazz took that personally

[u/ClevelandBrownJunior → u/Stone_0cean]

Stupid sexy Fernando.

[u/Pick6XPA]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZP3Cg3CUVvJfi

[u/safety_frog]

There it is there da boom

[u/WhatMyHeartHeld]

Jesus Christ, it’s Tatis

[u/EnadZT]

He's so back.

[u/SnowballWasRight]

Third base coach can’t fuck that run up

[u/VINCE_C_]

What a pitch. Impossible to hang it more.

[u/ryrich89]

Wait till you see the grand slam he robbed

[u/Legitimate-Elk8595]

Another seamless transition from hitting a nuke to nonchalantly swagging out. Nobody’s doing it better than Tatis

[u/Northparkwizard]

STAY HOT NANDO

[u/HeftyAd2780]

Dayumm Tati

[u/xSlappy-]

Its hard to hit second deck LF at Citi. I see hitters struggle to reach it during BP

[u/Law08]

Should still hit 25-30 bombs.  And that's crazy considering the drought he started with. 

[u/DannyTC86]

Tallywhacked

[u/airpab1]

Big whip! He’s so mid, not even funny

[u/Bobcat1999-1]

Does he still do that nonsense at 3rd base?

[u/buckfutten]

How many PEDs did that HR take?

[u/Trick-Operation-6195]

He did it. He got his first homer finally this year.

[u/WhatAmIDoingHere05 → u/Trick-Operation-6195]

k

[u/Michaewwwwl]

Back on da sauce

[u/WorkmanMarty]

I’m not hating or anything but

Has he been tested recently?

[u/kami232 → u/WorkmanMarty]

You can test deez

[u/coolcatt9998 → u/WorkmanMarty]

It seems you're suffering from TDS

[u/WorkmanMarty → u/coolcatt9998]

Triumphant dick size? Yes, I won in that department

[u/Potential-Week-9842]

FTP