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Q&A with Fernando Tatis, MLBPA's Comeback Player of the Year
Q&A with Fernando Tatis, MLBPA's Comeback Player of the Year
Injured and low on enthusiasm after playing parts of seven major league seasons, Fernando Tatis walked away from baseball in 2003 at age 28. Tatis was content with retirement until his family found a project that needed more money than it had saved. Tatis, who once hit two grand slams in an ...
Tatis, Mets agree on one-year deal | mets.com: News
newyork.mets.mlb.com — NEW YORK -- Fernando Tatis, recognized as a comeback player with the Mets in 2008, is coming... back in different way. The club announced Thursday night that Tatis had agreed to a one-year contract. The 33-year-old third baseman-turned-outfielder is ... (more) Tatis, Mets agree on one-year deal | mets.com: News
Fernando Tatis re-signed by Mets
theropolitans.com — The Sporting News' NL Comeback Player-of-the-Year will come back for another year with the Mets.... (more) Fernando Tatis re-signed by Mets
Tatis named Comeback Player
Tatis named Comeback Player
weblogs.newsday.com — This is kind of wordy, but in official terms, Fernando Tatis received the 2008 Players Choice Award... for Comeback Player of the National League. I know that's a bit elaborate, but it's how the award is described on the... (more) Tatis named Comeback Player
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Link: Q&A with Fernando Tatis
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball BlogBig League Stew talked to Fernando Tatis, after winning the MLBPA Comeback Player of the Year. Some excerpts: Q: When you got to the Mets organization, they already had David Wright, who plays the same position as you, third base. Did you worry that it would keep you out of the majors even longer? FT: You know, David Wright is one of the greatest players in the big leagues. I was not worried about it because I put it in my mind that if I didn't make it with the Mets, I'm going ...

Mets Tatis Comeback Player Of The Year
The Mets Report — ... Compare that to Carlos Delgado’s OPS+ of 127. Tatis was even more valuable to the Mets than expected with Moises Alou going down for the season again in May. There’s no way that Omar Minaya expected to get 273 AB’s out of Tatis when they brought him up to the majors. Hopefully, the free agent will sign a new deal with the Mets. If they signed Marlon Anderson last off-season to a two-year deal, they should certainly offer two years to Tatis. Check out this Q&A that David Brown from Yahoo Sports did with Tatis. ...

Fernando Tatis soaking in Winning Comeback player of the Year
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan — ... To read the entire Q&A with David Brown click here

Read: Fernando Tatis Q&A
MetsBlog.com — ... , who just won the MLBPA’s National League Comeback Player of the Year Award, was recently interviewed by David Brown at Yahoo!. ...

News: Mets Resign Tatis
MetsBlog.com — ... Earlier this week, Tatis told David Brown of Yahoo! that his shoulder ‘feels a lot better’ and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. ...

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