Fernando Tatis, Jr., left last night’s game with an injury against the San Francisco Giants that has been announced as a subluxation of his left shoulder. The San Diego Padres star fell to the ground after swinging and missing at a 2-2 pitch in the third inning, and ended up leaving the game.
A shoulder subluxation is a partial dislocation of the shoulder, where the head of the shoulder bone comes partway out of the “cup-like socket” that makes up the other half of the shoulder joint. Tatis has apparently dealt with shoulder pain throughout his career dating back to rookie ball, so this sounds like a chronic issue he and the Padres may simply have to do their best to manage going forward.