Padres Send Reliever to Minors, Tatis' Drought Continues

0:00On May 1st, San Diego Padre shipped out a key reliever from last year's squad to Triple A El Paso this Thursday. The right-hander dominated with a 2.06 ERA across 41 appearances after debuting late May. This year he's struggling hard at a 6.08 ERA even after a quick injured list trip last fall and a clean inning in the wildcard series. The team figured some minor league work will sharpen him up for a big league comeback. Playing gears to the lineup, Fernando Tatis Jr. tops the majors in longest home run drought right now. The 27-year-old is batting 250 with a 3.23 on-base and 286 slugging plus 13 RBIs but zero long balls. Despite crushing the ball, he's second in hard-hit rated 64.7% just behind one guy by a hair. Tatis admits he's grinding extra in practice but can't buy a homer yet. Ever in the rotation news, Nick Povetta's elbow injury from April 12 could let the Padre's

1:01void his contract. Manager says it's weeks or months out but he needs to pitch by August 22 or head to free agency. Plenty to watch as the pads grind through the season. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with the story.