The San Diego Padres sit at 29-20 and trail the Los Angeles Dodgers by just 1 1/2 games in the NL West, yet their top hitters have posted disappointing numbers through nearly two months of the 2026 season.
Fernando Tatis Jr. has yet to hit a home run and owns a .585 OPS with a career-high 53.4 percent ground-ball rate. The 27-year-old is the only player with at least 200 plate appearances without a homer, despite maintaining a hard-hit rate in the 97th percentile.