.SAN DIEGO-- Superstar best fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than 2 months along with a stress and anxiety response in his right thighbone.Tatis was actually readied to baseball bat secondly in the opener of a three-game collection against the Detroit Tigers. The Padres got into the time in a virtual association along with Arizona for the National League's best wild card.Tatis final used June 21. He was put on the damaged checklist on June 24, retroactive to June 22. Publisher's Picks1 RelatedHe spent recently working out at the team's spring instruction facility in Arizona.Tatis acquired a warm and comfortable appreciated in the clubhouse, including an emphatic squeeze from center fielder Jackson Merrill, looked at through some to be the leading opponent for NL Rookie of the Year." I'm in a really excellent place immediately," Tatis said. "I believe that I can possibly do anything on the market on the ball park." On the time he was positioned on the IL, Tatis stated he had actually been handling the injury for basically the entire period. It was initial referred to as a quadriceps accident, however the group discovered the anxiety response after imaging.Tatis gained the NL Gold Glove and also Platinum eagle Handwear cover honors last year in his first time in appropriate field.He was an All-Star at shortstop in 2021 prior to skipping the 2022 season as a result of accident and also a PED suspension.Tatis was actually hitting.279 with 14 home runs and also 36 RBIs when he went on the IL.Outfielder Bryce Johnson was actually optioned to Triple-A El Paso.