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Fernando Tatis Jr. Suffers Left Shoulder Subluxation After Big Swing at the Plate

SI's Tom Verducci weighs-in on the injury Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered in Monday's game.

Tom Verducci

On Monday night, Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered a left shoulder subluxation after a swing and a miss at the plate. Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci shares his thoughts on the injury and how it will impact the Padres current lineup. 

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TOM VERDUCCI

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.

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