Fernando Tatis Jr Midwest League POW 051517 to 052117

Fernando Tatis Jr of the Fort Wayne TinCaps was selected the Midwest League Player of the Week for the span of May 15, 2017 through May 21, 2017. For the week he hit 12 for 26, .462/.533/1.000 with 3 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB and 3 BB in 7 games. This season the shortstop is hitting 45 for 161, .280/.364/.472 with 6 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 9 SB in 42 games. Fort Wayne is the Class A team of the San Diego Padres. He originally signed with the White Sox in 2015 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic and was traded to the Padres in 2016. Tatis turned 18 on January 2nd.