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Fernando
Tatis
RFAge : 27Bats : R
#23
Fernando Tatis Jr.
#23RF
San Diego Padres
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-03-28
Born in : San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego Padres | 159 | 626 | 181 | 25 | 83 | .289 | .828 |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | 155 | 594 | 159 | 25 | 71 | .268 | .814 |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres | 102 | 398 | 110 | 21 | 49 | .276 | .832 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 141 | 575 | 148 | 25 | 78 | .257 | .771 |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 130 | 478 | 135 | 42 | 97 | .282 | .975 |
| 2020 | San Diego Padres | 59 | 224 | 62 | 17 | 45 | .277 | .937 |
| 2019 | San Diego Padres | 84 | 334 | 106 | 22 | 53 | .317 | .969 |
| Career totals | 830 | 3229 | 901 | 177 | 476 | .279 | .860 | |
ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 14 yrs · 2021–2034
- Total value
- 338.3 M$
- AAV
- 24.29 M$
2026
20.71 M$
Guaranteed
2027
25.71 M$
Guaranteed
2028
25.71 M$
Guaranteed
2029
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
2030
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
2031
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
2032
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
2033
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
2034
36.71 M$
Guaranteed
Full no-trade clause through 2028, may block trades to 13 teams annually thereafter
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
131
wOBA
.358
xwOBA
.379
OPS
.828
AVG
.289
OBP
.358
HR
25
RBI
83
SB
38
PA
704
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
5.4
Home runs
25
2026 WAR
5.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20234.0 WAR · 3.8 per full season
- 20243.3 WAR · 4.5 per full season
- 20256.1 WAR · 5.3 per full season
- 20265.4 WAR · 4.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+4 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
96
MLB elite
- CON
- Contact
- 86
- POW
- Power
- 88
- EYE
- Eye
- 80
- SPD
- Speed
- 86
- FLD
- Fielding
- 82
- DUR
- Durability
- 86
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
5.4
#9 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
97 / 100
#8 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
82 / 100
Surplus $28.5M · salary $24.3MPAL: dimensions
Offense93
Power85
Discipline66
Speed93
Defense74
WAR, in runs
Batting+26.0
Baserunning+3.0
Fielding+5.8
Positional-4.3
Replacement+21.4
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
92.9 mi/h
96th percentile
Max exit velocity
115.7 mi/h
94th percentile
Barrels
12.7 %
86th percentile
Hard-hit
53.9 %
98th percentile
xBA
.296
99th percentile
Bat speed
76.3 mi/h
94th percentile
Sprint speed
29.0 pi/s
90th percentile
Outs above average
4
74th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SD | 5.4 | 97 | 96 | 92.9 | 115.7 | 12.7 | 53.9 | .296 |
| 2025 | SD | 6.1 | 97 | 96 | 93.3 | 113.4 | 10.9 | 51.8 | .272 |
| 2024 | SD | 3.3 | 92 | 94 | 93.5 | 116.7 | 14.5 | 55.8 | .294 |
| 2023 | SD | 4.0 | 91 | 95 | 91.9 | 113.4 | 11.0 | 49.3 | .276 |
| 2021 | SD | 6.8 | 99 | 90 | 93.9 | 116.6 | 21.3 | 55.6 | .274 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs AZ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Sep 25 | vs AZ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Sep 24 | @ LAD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Sep 23 | @ LAD | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| Sep 22 | @ LAD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Sep 18 | vs MIA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Sep 17 | @ COL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Sep 16 | @ COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
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MLB Division Series: Chris Sale’s workload, Padres’ bullpen shape key questions
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