Before Fernando Tatis Jr. achieved Major League stardom and became one of the faces of baseball, he was yet another teenage prospect from the Dominican Republic -- albeit one with a big league pedigree. Prior to signing his first deal with the Chicago White Sox, Tatis impressed Marco Paddy, the club's international scouting director, with his desire to become "the Dominican Derek Jeter."
It remains a goal he's held onto throughout the years. "When I see Derek Jeter, I see respect, and that's what I want to be," Tatis told ESPN's Jeff Passan in 2020.