SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr., the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball, has made the San Diego Padres’ opening day roster, his father told The Associated Press on Tuesday night. The senior Tatis said he was making arrangements to travel from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, to San Diego for opening day Thursday against the San Francisco Giants. I’m very happy.”The left side of the Padres’ infield will be Tatis at shortstop and All-Star slugger Manny Machado at third base. The Athletic first reported that Tatis had made the opening day roster.

Source: National Post March 27, 2019 03:00 UTC