Tatis makes spectacular leaping catch to rob Devers of a home run

By Canadian Press on August 20, 2025.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run in the first inning on Wednesday night.

The left-handed Devers lifted a high fly ball off left-hander JP Sears with one out. Tatis tracked it to his left, perfectly timed his leap and got his glove above the wall to make the catch. When he came back down, he landed on his backside and sat against the wall for a moment. He popped up and tossed the ball from his glove to his right hand and threw it in.

Sears pointed and smiled at Tatis.

Tatis then hit a leadoff double and scored on Ryan O’Hearn’s two-out single.

Devers hit one of the Giants’ three home runs in the first inning Monday night in a 4-3 win.

It was the latest home run robbery for Tatis, who took a two-run shot away from Mark Vientos of the New York Mets on July 28.

Tatis began his career as a shortstop and was an All-Star in 2021. After missing the 2022 season with injuries and a PED suspension, he was moved to right field in 2023 and won both the NL Gold Glove Award and the Platinum Glove Award.

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