Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting baseballs harder than anyone. None are leaving the yard

SAN DIEGO — Two hundred fourteen days after he last homered in a big-league game, Fernando Tatis Jr. stepped into the batter’s box with no outs and the bases loaded. It was the bottom of the eighth, the San Diego Padres trailed by two runs and the crowd at Petco Park stirred with anticipation. Then, on a 1-1 count, Chicago Cubs reliever Ben Brown hung a curveball.Advertisement