Tatis said he was ready for 'fun' and 'the jungle' as he prepared for his first game since the end of the 2021 season
After the motorcycle accident and the wrist surgery. After the tease of a buildup last summer and the 80-game suspension for a failed PED test handed down in August. After a shoulder surgery and a second wrist surgery and a winter of waiting. After some more waiting through the first 20 games of the season while the suspension was completed.“Kind of like my debut in the big leagues, kind of those nerves again,” Tatis said Thursday afternoon. “Just happy to be here. Grateful for the chance.
This time, he was not answering questions about the beginning of a suspension and what he planned to change. He was talking about the beginning of his season and how he has changed. “It’s tough when you’ve been in the spotlight and something negative happens,” Padres Chairman Peter Seidler said this week. “Words don’t mean anything. Actions have to speak for you. His actions have spoken with conviction. I’ve seen the under-the-radar quiet work he has done to get himself prepared for the next step.
Besides the .965 career OPS he took into Thursday’s game, the “fun” part is what fueled the anticipation for this day, inside the Padres clubhouse and around San Diego and among the thousands of Padres fans inside Chase Field on Thursday.
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