Fernando Tatís
Fernando Gabriel Tatís Medina Sr. (tah-TEESE; born January 1, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. Over his 11-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Tatís played for the Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets. He holds the major league record for runs batted in (RBI) in an inning, a feat that he achieved by hitting two grand slams in one inning during a game on April 23, 1999, becoming the only player in MLB history to do so.[1] His son, Fernando Jr., plays for the San Diego Padres.
This article is about the baseball manager and former player. For his son and current player, see Fernando Tatís Jr.Fernando Tatís
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Post-playing career[edit]
In January 2018, the Boston Red Sox announced that Tatís had joined their minor league organization as manager of one of their two rookie-level Dominican Summer League Red Sox teams.[9] He returned for the 2019 season,[10] but was no longer with the organization entering the 2020 season.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Tatís's father, Fernando Antonio Tatís, was also a professional baseball player. He was an infielder in the Houston Astros system from 1969 through 1978, reaching as high as Class AAA before retiring and moving on to coaching and scouting Houston's minor leaguers. The elder Tatís disappeared from Fernando's life when he was four years old. The two were not reunited until 1997 when the younger Tatís was a rookie with the Texas Rangers. Rangers scout Omar Minaya, whom Tatís described as a father figure, related the story of Tatís's search for his father to The New York Times national baseball writer Murray Chass. Chass wrote about the search[12] and that article led to the reunion of Tatís and his father.[13] His mother is Yudelca Tatís.[14]
Tatís' older son Fernando Tatís Jr. is a shortstop and outfielder for the San Diego Padres.[15] His younger son Elijah is a middle infielder playing in the Chicago White Sox farm system as of 2022.[16]