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Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Named Biggest Disappointment Early in 2026
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Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Named Biggest Disappointment Early in 2026

San Diego Padres On SI·Noah Camras·about 1 month ago
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Will the real Fernando Tatis Jr. please stand up? Through the first month of the 2026 season, the San Diego Padres superstar is nowhere to be found. Tatis is yet to hit a home run this season, leading the league for the most plate appearances (131) without a long ball. The longest home run drought of Tatis' career is 132 plate appearances, which occurred last year. He appears set to break that record to kick off the 2026 campaign. While Tatis is hitting the ball as hard as anyone in the league, he has nothing to show for it. Thus, he was named the biggest disappointment among right fielders in MLB by ESPN's David Schoenfield . "No home runs? At least this one is easy to explain. Tatis is hitting everything on the ground. He has the best hard-hit rate in the majors at 66.7%, just ahead of [Ben] Rice and [James] Wood, but his average launch angle ranks 176th out of 180 qualified players," Schoenfield wrote.…

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