Fernando Tatís
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
|---|---|
| New York Mets — No. 17 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: January 1, 1975 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 26, 1997 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
|
| Batting average | .260 |
| Home runs | 92 |
| Runs batted in | 345 |
| Teams | |
|
|
Fernando Tatís, Jr. (born January 1, 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets. He previously played for the Texas Rangers (1997-1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1998-2000), Montreal Expos (2001-2003) and Baltimore Orioles (2006). He bats and throws right-handed.
Mostly remembered as being a "one-year wonder," Tatis enjoyed a career year in 1999 with the St. Louis Cardinals, when he hit 33 home runs with 107 RBI and 21 stolen bases while posting a .298 batting average. On April 23, he became the only major league player in history to hit two grand slams in a single inning; he hit both against the same pitcher, Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers. With this feat, Tatis also set a Major League Baseball record for most RBI (8) in a single inning.
Since then, Tatis struggled with injuries and has never approached the form he displayed that season. He was invited to spring training with Tampa Bay in 2004, but did not make the team. He did not play professional baseball in 2004 or 2005.
Tatis was invited to 2006 spring training by the Baltimore Orioles as a nonroster invitee, and was assigned to their minor league camp on March 28. However, on July 21, he was promoted to the Orioles, after playing the season with the team's Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx.
On July 27, 2006, he started for the Orioles at third base against Kansas City. It was his first major league start since June 15, 2003. Tatis went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in his return.
In February 2007, Fernando was a non-roster invitee to the Los Angeles Dodgers spring training camp. On March 11, 2007 he was asked to report to (AAA) Las Vegas. At the request of Tatis, the Dodgers subsequently released him. [1] On March 23, 2007 he signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. In 2007-08, he was with the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA). In joining the Zephyrs, he became teammates with Park, the pitcher against whom he enjoyed the highlight of his career.
Tatis made a return to the major leagues with the Mets in May 2008. On May 28, he hit a walk-off double off Justin Miller to defeat the Florida Marlins in the bottom of the 12th inning. This was his first career walk-off hit.[1] Tatis has been a pivotal part of the Mets attempt to turn their disappointing 2008 season around, providing another game winning hit on May 31, 2008.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
.jpg/25px-Baseball_(crop).jpg){kind=small} |
This biographical article relating to a baseball third baseman is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
