The star the Padres couldn’t afford to let get away
Apr 06, 2021
3 minutes
In the hours after the Padres eliminated the Cardinals in the National League Wild Card Series last fall, Fernando Tatis Jr. emerged from the bowels of Petco Park and made his way toward the team buses parked along the street.
When Tatis appeared, he was met by a throng of screaming fans, music thumping so loudly it could be heard for blocks and an outpouring of unbridled joy from a fanbase that had sustained heartbreak after heartbreak as a sports town for a decade.
Tatis engaged
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