29 games in, Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. yet to add a key hitting stat

TL;DR

Fernando Tatis Jr. has played 29 games for the Padres but has not hit a home run in 112 plate appearances. Despite strong hitting metrics, he has only 13 RBIs this season.

Key points

Fernando Tatis Jr. has played 29 games this season
He has not hit a home run in 112 plate appearances
Tatis Jr. has 13 RBIs so far this season
His average exit velocity is 94.5 mph
He has a hard-hit rate over 66%

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The San Diego Padres have played 29 games, with Fernando Tatis Jr. starting all of them, hitting behind the leadoff spot. Despite getting tons of opportunities, Tatis Jr. has failed to add to a key slugging stat.

The Padres star has yet to hit a home run in 112 plate appearances. In Wednesday's 4-5 loss against the Chicago Cubs at Petco Park, the Padres slugger added an RBI, taking his total to 13 for the season. But the one column that remains empty is the home run.

It's unprecedented for a star of such caliber to be kept quiet at the plate. The empty home run column is even more startling, given his elite Statcast stats like 94.5 mph average exit velocity, 13.6% barrel rate, and a hard-hit rate over 66%.

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