Padres Notes: Bad Timing for Fernando Tatis Jr., Bad Call for Xander Bogaerts
Bogaerts condemned the disputed call that ended the Padres' postseason and supports MLB's automated ball-strike system debuting next season to reduce umpiring errors.
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Padres notes: Bad timing for Fernando Tatis Jr., bad call for Xander Bogaerts
CHICAGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered on the first pitch he saw of the postseason last year, the start of a white-hot October that carried the Padres to the brink of an NLCS berth. What Tatis did this week was not, well, “just not fun,” he said after the Padres’ 3-1 loss to the Cubs on Thursday. Just not fun at all. We definitely missed an opportunity.” Indeed. For all that went right with the bullpen in three games and even after the shortest st…
The Synod Series 2025 left a bitter feeling in San Diego. The Fathers were eliminated without their two main figures, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr., making a difference at the most critical moment. In three games before the Cubs, they were both far from their usual level, leaving statistics that reflect a total disconnection with the October rhythm. Machado, with 12 appearances to the plate, barely connected a quadrangular, scored one rac…
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