Tatis Jr. struggled to get going, but recovered a better version of himself.

San Diego Padres player Fernando Tatis Jr. experienced a slow start to the baseball season, which began on March 27 with a loss against the Detroit Tigers and pitcher Tarik Skubal in San Diego. According to reports, Tatis's individual performance did not truly take off until nearly two months later, on May 30, during a game in Washington where the Padres suffered another defeat, this time against the Nationals.