Fernando Tatis Jr. hits first homer of 2026, 451 ft

sportsMay 30, 202620209

Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a 451-foot solo home run off Foster Griffin for his first homer of the 2026 season. The ball left the bat at 114.0 mph and drove in the run that put San Diego ahead 3-1 in the top of the fifth inning. Tatis flashed a huge smile and teammates flooded the dugout to celebrate. The blast is his longest and hardest-hit homer since a 467-foot shot on September 30, 2021, snapping an early-season power drought and giving the Padres a momentum lift.

Brent Maguire

@bmags94.bsky.social

Fernando Tatis Jr. FINALLY has his first home run in 2026 and he absolutely mashed it. 114.0 mph off the bat. 451 feet. A lot of frustration taken out on one swing.

8210d ago

Brent Maguire5

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s reaction to his first home run in 2026 was priceless

Sarah Langs

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Fernando Tatis Jr.! 114 mph 451 ft That’s his longest home run since a 467-footer on 9/30/21

6610d ago

MLB

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Nando is on the board! Fernando Tatis Jr. CRUSHES one 451 feet 💥

2210d ago

Goodbye, Home Run! -- PorchCast

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#SD Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left off #WSH Foster Griffin. 🏳 🤯451ft, 🔥114.0mph, 24.0° SD 3 @ WSH 1 · TOP 5

910d ago

Jomboy Media (Unofficial)

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THE WAIT IS OVER! FERNANDO TATIS JR. HAS HIS FIRST HOME RUN OF THE YEAR

910d ago

Andrew Golden

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Fernando Tatis Jr. just hit his first homer of the season. He celebrated like Barry Bonds when he hit 756. Four solo homers so far and the Padres have three of them.

610d ago

DingerTV

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HOME RUN Fernando Tatis Jr. (1) 451 ft (24°, 114.0 mph) off Foster Griffin (90.9 mph 4-seam, 2127 rpm) SD 3-WSH 1 (T5, 1-0, 1 out) https://www.mlb.com/video/fernando-tatis-jr-homers-1-on-a-fly-ball-to-left-field-5jxgcm

410d ago

The D.C. Universe

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Well, that was humiliating. Congrats to Foster Griffin on one day being the answer to a Fernando Tatis Jr. trivia question.

310d ago

Would it dong? (again)

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Fernando Tatis Jr. vs Foster Griffin Home Run (1) 💣 Exit velo: 114.0 mph Launch angle: 24 deg Projected distance: 451 ft No doubt about that one 🔒 That's a dinger in all 30 MLB ballparks SD @ WSH 🔺 5th

110d ago

David Medina

@davidmed.bsky.social

Fernando Tatis Jr. hits his first home run of the season for the San Diego #Padres in the top of the 5th inning against the Washington Nationals youtu.be/lBfVnqP3dpk?...

210d ago

RagtopDriver📎

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Praise the gods! Fernando Tatis Jr. finally gets his first homer, and it was a monster shot! Maybe this will inspire his teammates to start hitting again! Let’s go Padres!

210d ago

Keir DuBois

@keirtography.bsky.social

Hilarious just now that what immediately preceded Fernando Tatis Jr.'s first (and very belated) homer of the year, Padres TV was showing a flashback of (much maligned) current hitting coach Steven Souza Jr.'s no-hitter-saving catch from his own playing days with the Nats

110d ago