Fernando Tatis Jr sends Padres fans into a frenzy, a breakdown
What Happened
In a thrilling first inning of a playoff game at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres are hosting a hotly anticipated matchup. The home crowd is electric as Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. steps up to the plate. Rookie Padres hitter Ha-Seong Kim has just reached base with a single, setting the stage for Tatis, one of the most electrifying players in the game. The young superstar digs in, knowing the fans are eager to see him deliver. On the first pitch, Tatis absolutely crushes a 94 mph fastball, sending it soaring into the upper deck for a towering two-run home run. The crowd erupts in pure pandemonium. A father and son in the stands are overcome with joy, the son jumping up and down and hugging his dad as they celebrate the massive blast. Other fans high-five each other, the vendor working the concessions even takes a moment to pump his fist in excitement. Tatis rounds the bases with a little hop in his step, pumping his fist as he crosses home plate to thunderous applause. "This is awesome," he says, grinning from ear to ear. "The fans here are the best, they really get behind us." Padres manager Bob Melvin praises his young star's performance, saying "Fernando has that 'it' factor. When the lights are brightest, he rises to the occasion." Tatis' teammates mob him in the dugout, congratulating him on the big hit to open the playoffs. The Padres lead 2-0 in the bottom of the first, and the raucous home crowd is fired up, sensing their team has the momentum early in this crucial postseason matchup. With Tatis leading the charge, San Diego looks primed for a deep October run as they chase their first World Series championship.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentit's the bottom of the first inning and
the Padres are hosting a playoff game at
Petco the fans are excited arise is
taking all these pitches says I'm not
swinging I'm not chasing this breakdown
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arise is having a good at bat just
trying to locate the fast ball that's
high fouled back 3-2 fast ball in the
zone that's a base knock and pet goes
like
yeah they are excited now Fernando tatis
comes up and he's like this guy he's
going to Groove Me one he's got to find
control of his fast ball I'm swinging
and guess what he grooves him one 94
four seam fast ball right down the
middle and tatis does what you should do
to it puts it in the upper deck and this
Dad he doesn't go chase the ball he
looks right down at his son or the kid
he's with and says yeah and the kid is
flex and they're high fiving cuz
baseball's fun look at this kid he's
jumping up in down he's hugging his dad
from the back look at this kid he's
screaming in his dad or Grandpa's face
he's jumping up and down look at this
guy he's got a big chain on these guys
are high five and they nail that one
this one a little too much thumb you got
to go Palm the bomb this guy uhoh he's
just searching oh just high five in the
breeze it's all right it's okay tatis
rounds little jump step yep the place is
going nuts so
not good boom watch this crowd it's
awesome yes
bye even the guy serving the drinks he's
got the tray under his left arm let's
go little break from the job little
break from the job to give celebrate a
home run why not and then just got a big
old hug yes we're hugging a solid high
five behind look at this pitch there's
the four seam grip a nice tight spin
just just straight and down the middle
right bam kept his eye on it the whole
way here watch this look at his
eye bam
and let's go go let's go oh ump cam this
is going to be awesome now we're going
to get a glorious shot of the ball
sailing into the sky uh wow just joking
umpire takes his mask off so we get
nothing but it was an awesome moment
great way to kick off the postseason I
love seeing the home crowd go crazy like
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