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Column: Padres look playoff-bound but Tatis, leaders need a reset - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Column: Fernando Tatis Jr.'s strength, speed still very good following 80-game PED suspension - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Column: Suspension may have been good thing for Fernando Tatis Jr., Major League Baseball and Padres - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Ha-Seong Kim, Blake Snell help make Padres winners in Fernando Tatis Jr.'s return to Petco Park - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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