Fernando Tatis, Jr. is unlikely to return to the lineup for the San Diego Padres until after the All-Star break.
Tatis was placed on the injured list on Monday after dealing with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone for most of the season.
\"It\'s a huge gap,\" Tatis said when asked about the timetable for his return. \"I don\'t want to put it out there because people are going to expect stuff. But it\'s going to be some time. We know with the right stuff we\'re trying to aim after the All-Star Game, but we\'re talking about something serious in my bone, in my right leg.\"
\"It can get worse, and we don\'t want that,\" Tatis said after the Padres\' 7-6, 10-inning win over the Washington Nationals. \"I was playing through it, and I probably could have kept going, but the doctors recommended to heal it now so that way it doesn\'t get worse. It\'s just better that way.\"
Tatis has been dealing with what had been described as a quadriceps injury.
Mike Shildt said the team discovered the stress reaction in his femur a few days ago after imaging. The manager said Tatis could play with the injury but that it won\'t get better without rest.
Via ESPN