Fernando Tatis Jr. of San Diego Padres who is considered one of the futures of Major League Baseball,hit his first home run this month and the 27th cannon of the season.

Tatis Jr. started as a shortstop twice in the home game against the Washington Nationals held at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the 6th.

On that day, Tatis Jr. hit Washington starting pitcher jon Lester with one store over the left fence in the 4th inning, with no runners left behind 3–4.

Tatis Jr. hit his first home run of the month on the 27th of last month of the season.Also, the gap with the major league home run leader Shohei Ohtani has narrowed to four.

In addition,Tatis Jr. widened the gap by two with Kyle Schwarber, second in the National League home run, and tied with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., second in the overall home run in the Major Leagues.

Alex Rodriguez last won the home run title at shortstop in the Major Leagues in 2003.Another single home run king at shortstop was Rodriguez in 2002.

With a home run that day,Tatis Jr. had a batting average of 0.302, 27 home runs, 58 RBIs,66 points,75 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.385 OPS of 1.083 in 68 games so far.

Currently,Tatis Jr. is regarded as the most powerful MVP candidate among the National League hitters.The competitor is pitcher Jacob deGrom.