The San Diego Padres are kicking off Spring Training this week in Peoria, Arizona, but they will be doing so without their best player.
According to general manager A.J. Preller, shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. is expected to undergo surgery on his fractured wrist and should be out for up to three months.
Tatis Jr. injured his wrist during the offseason and will need three months to recover, meaning he won’t be available until mid-June at the earliest.
In his first full true season in the majors last year, Tatis Jr.