VIDEO: Fernando Tatis Jr. Makes Incredible Diving Play to Throw Out Austin Barnes From His Knees
By Jerry Trotta
Fernando Tatis Jr. might only have 54 games under his Major League belt, but we are already running out of words to describe the 20-year-old phenom. He's currently batting .324 to go with 12 home runs and 29 RBI, not to mention a .984 OPS. But everybody already knows of Tatis' otherworldly potential at the plate. Where he's also brilliant, however, is in the field, and the Padres shortstop reached deep into his bag of tricks Sunday afternoon against the Dodgers. Check out the budding star make a spectacular diving play and throw out Austin Barnes from his knees.
Folks, check out where Tatis made that throw from. He's in the damn outfield and practically reached first base without breaking a sweat.
The kid is just special. There's no other way to put it.