San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is all set to make his return to the MLB after his PED suspension, making his 2023 debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. Bettors and sports fans are all keying in on Tatis as he moves back into the spotlight, and we’ll highlight some of the best Fernando Tatis Jr. prop odds & futures to consider.
Fernando Tatis Jr. Prop Odds & Futures
Using OddsShopper’s Fernando Tatis Jr. player page, readers can check out all of the best sportsbook lines for the slugger’s debut. Here are some bets you can lock in below:
Fernando Tatis Jr. Props
- Total Bases: Over 1.5 Bases (-140 0n BetMGM), Under 2.0 Bases (-122 on Underdog)
- To Hit a Home Run: (+255 on FanDuel Sportsbook)
- Total Runs: Over 0.5 (-165 on DraftKings Sportsbook), Under 0.5 Runs (+135 on BetRivers)
- Total RBIs: Over 0.5 (+120 on DraftKings), Under 0.5 (-120 on BetRivers)
Tatis will face off against Diamondbacks rookie right-hander Ryne Nelson in his first appearance back in the major leagues. The prospect impressed in Triple-A last season and has carried over that success to the Diamondbacks in the early going of the season. But for Tatis, it is less about who is opposing him and more about getting the chance to prove he has learned from his time away.
“I’m just looking forward,” Tatis said in February, per the MLB website. “I’ve really learned from what happened to me in the last year. I’m really looking forward to redeeming myself.”
Tatis flashed MVP potential in his first two seasons with the Padres and is among the favorites to win the award this season despite missing the first 20 games of the season. Oddsmakers at BetMGM have Tatis at +1600 to win the NL MVP, giving him the eighth-shortest odds. He is behind just Ronald Acuna Jr (+350), Pete Alonso (+800), Trea Turner (+1100), Matt Olson (+1200), Juan Soto (+1500) and Mookie Betts (+1500).
At 9-11, the insertion of Tatis will come as a much-needed boost for a Padres team needing to rattle off some wins to maintain its status as championship contenders. Tatis prop odds and futures show sportsbooks are thinking his redemption tour will be a successful one.
“I see an excited kid that’s trying to move past a mistake he made,” pitcher Joe Musgrove said to ESPN. “He’s talked about it a lot — about how he feels like he lost himself, made some poor decisions and was hanging with people he shouldn’t be hanging around. He was very open and honest about what happened, how he felt about it. You can see this offseason — there’s a level of excitement, a level of energy and passion. You can tell he’s really trying to make that step of getting himself past it and show the world the athlete that he is and the player he’s capable of being.”
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