but was no longer with the organization entering the 2020 season. Personal life Tatís's father, Fernando Antonio Tatís, was also a professional baseball player. He was an infielder in the Houston Astros system from 1969 through 1978, reaching as high as Class AAA before retiring and moving on to coaching and scouting Houston's minor leaguers. The elder Tatís disappeared from Fernando's life when he was four years old. The two were not reunited until 1997 when the younger Tatís was a rookie with the Texas Rangers. Rangers scout Omar Minaya, whom Tatís described as a father figure, related the story of Tatís's search for his father to The New York Times national baseball writer Murray Chass. Chass wrote about the search and that article led to the reunion of Tatís and his father. His mother is Yudelca Tatís. Tatís' older son Fernando Tatís Jr. is a shortstop and outfielder for the San Diego Padres. His younger son Elijah is a middle infielder playing in the Chicago White Sox farm system . See also List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic List of Major League Baseball single-game grand slam leaders List of Major League Baseball single-inning home run leaders List of Major League Baseball single-inning runs batted in leaders New York Mets award winners and league leaders References Further reading External links <--*Fernando Tatis Sr. at SABR (Baseball BioProject)--> 1975 births Living people Baltimore Orioles players Brevard County Manatees players Caribbean Series managers Charleston RiverDogs players Charlotte Rangers players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Estrellas Orientales players Gulf Coast Rangers players Leones del Escogido players Major League Baseball infielders Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball right fielders Mexican League baseball third basemen Minor league baseball managers Montreal Expos players New Orleans Zephyrs players New York Mets players Oklahoma City 89ers players Ottawa Lynx players Sportspeople from San Pedro de Macorís St. Louis Cardinals players Texas Rangers players Tulsa Drillers players Vaqueros Laguna players World Baseball Classic players of the Dominican Republic 2009 World Baseball Classic players