MUST WATCH: Fernando Tatis Jr.&x27;s first home run of 2026 is a bomb Andrés Soto, USA TODAYSat, May 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM UTC 0 MUST WATCH: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first home run of 2026 is a bomb Fernando Tatis Jr. has broken through. The zero next to his name in the home run column has mired the Dominican superstar&x27;s first two months of the season. Despite the fact that his .272 average through 237 plate appearances is on par with his six other MLB seasons, and that the underlying metrics — his 51.6% hardhit percentage and 75.
MUST WATCH: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first home run of 2026 is a bomb
Andrés Soto, USA TODAYSat, May 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM UTC
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MUST WATCH: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first home run of 2026 is a bomb
Fernando Tatis Jr. has broken through.
The zero next to his name in the home run column has mired the Dominican superstar's first two months of the season. Despite the fact that his .272 average through 237 plate appearances is on par with his six other MLB seasons, and that the underlying metrics — his 51.6% hard-hit percentage and 75.2 mph bat speed are both in baseball's top seven percent — suggest the power is still there, Tatis just hadn't been able to hit one over the fence.
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Until Saturday, May 30.
Tatis got a fastball over the heart of the plate from Washington Nationals starter Foster Griffin in the top of the fourth inning and demolished it. As soon as he made contact, Tatis raised his arms and flicked his bat in the air as the ball towered 451 feet into left field for his first home run of 2026.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fernando Tatis Jr. hits his first home run of 2026
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Published: May 31, 2026 at 01:27AM on Source: RED MAG
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