Every once in a while we get these sort of inexplicable occurrences in Major League Baseball that we can only chalk up to the Baseball Gods shining down on us.
We got one of those occurrences on Friday. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs against the Dodgers in the Padres’ game on April 23rd. Normally, that’s not all that interesting.
Yes, home runs are cool! But it’s Fernando Tatis Jr. He’s a whole superstar. This is just what he does.
But it turns out that these home runs were absolutely special. On April 23rd, 1999 Tatis Sr. famously hit two grand slams against the Dodgers while playing with the Cardinals. Tatis Jr. was 111 days old when he did it, per ESPN.
22 years later, here’s Tatis Jr. making a bit of magic of his own against the Dodgers.
April 23rd is Fernando Tatis day. pic.twitter.com/uJ6mcQ7Eb5
— MLB (@MLB) April 24, 2021
Here are the homers from his dad.
OTD in 1999, Fernando Tatis Sr. hit 2 grand slams in the same inning off the same pitcher. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/mTLhz6e51E
— MLB (@MLB) April 23, 2021
Just an incredible moment. That’s so special. The baseball gods were really shining down.
Looks like April 23rd is Fernando Tatis day, indeed.
