Padres get September reinforcements in Tatis, Darvish

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San Diego Padres
NEWS: The Padres activated OF Fernando Tatis Jr. from the 60-day IL. They designated OF José Azocar for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster and optioned OF Bryce Johnson to Triple-A El Paso in corresponding moves.
IMPACT: High 
BHQ SPIN: Tatis Jr. returned to the Padres lineup on Labor Day, getting the start in RF and hitting second in the batting order against the Tigers. He was hitless in four ABs. He has not played since June 21, but was off to a great start (.279/.354/.468 with 14 HR and 8 SB over 345 PA) and should return to his almost everyday spot in the Padres lineup. He will probably be in RF most days, but the Padres may want to take it easy with his injured right leg, so he could...

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