Tatis Homers Three Times, Drives in Eight Runs for El Paso

If Thursday night was any indication Fernando Tatis Jr. is ready for his long-awaited return to the Padres.

The 24-year-old star hit three home runs for El Paso in a 19-6 victory. He finished with five hits and eight runs batted in - those three stats equaled team records for the Padres' Triple-A club.

Tatis also doubled, and now sports a .478 batting average and 1.673 OPS during his stint with the Chihuahuas.

Two of Tatis' homers came off starter Jeff Criswell - the first a 451-foot blast in the second inning, the second sailed 411 feet in the fourth.

Tatis completed the hat trick with a 362-footer off former Padres teammate Logan Allen.

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Bob Melvin said Tatis will return to the Padres early next week. He is slated to return from his PED suspension April 20 in Arizona.