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Padres manager Mike Shildt fumes as pitchers keep throwing at Fernando Tatis Jr.'s head

Padres manager Mike Shildt fumes as pitchers keep throwing at Fernando Tatis Jr.'s head

The Padres have had just about enough of everyone throwing so close to the head of Fernando Tatis Jr. While Tatis is batting .245 and has an OPS of .775, Padres manager Mike Shildt has taken notice of what he has said are “too many pitches up and in” on Tatis. “It's enough. It really is enough,” Shildt said on Friday, according to USA Today . “If you want to throw in, that's fine. But I don't know what people are trying to accomplish by throwing up and in. All you're doing is pissing the guy off, and it's uncalled for. … “It's happening way too frequently, and it's not something that we're going to tolerate much longer.'' Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres dodges a pitch during the