Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first home run of the 2024 MLB postseason, and his dinger had Petco Park going nuts.
Tatis was batting second in the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series between his Padres and the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. on Tuesday.
Tatis took the first pitch he saw from AJ Smith-Shawver and blasted a 94-mph fastball to deep left field for a massive 2-run home run. Tatis knew the ball was gone immediately and began to celebrate and admire his work before running around the bases:
FERNANDO TATIS JR. HITS THE FIRST HOME RUN OF THE 2024 #POSTSEASON 🚀 pic.twitter.com/XFqQ06zWTT
— MLB (@MLB) October 2, 2024
The home run was an absolute rocket and it had the fans at Petco Park going nuts.
Fernando Tatís. pic.twitter.com/JMgniaTTLz
— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) October 2, 2024
Petco Park absolutely erupts after Fernando Tatis Jr. sends a two-run homer way out of the yard in the 1st. pic.twitter.com/hvrFDAyxEp
— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) October 2, 2024
That immediate 2-run home run from Tatis gave San Diego all the momentum they needed. The Padres added a third run in the second on an RBI sac fly from Kyle Higashioka. Higashioka added a solo home run in the 8th to make it 4-0, which was the final.
Game 2 in the best-of-3 series is on Wednesday.
