Club Could Have Its Newest Member in San Diego

The article explores whether the San Diego Padres could have the next player to reach baseball’s 30/30 club—30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a season. Only 53 players have ever done it in MLB history, and seven are in the even rarer 40/40 club, with Pete Crow-Armstrong noted as its newest member in 2026. It focuses on Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr., who joined San Diego in 2019 and compiled 13.4 WAR with 81 homers and 195 RBI in his first three seasons, including a .965 OPS and 160 OPS+. After a 2022 suspension tied to a steroid-related dispute and a motorcycle accident, Tatis returned with 18.2 WAR from 2023-26, 20+ homers each year, and 30+ stolen bases over the last two seasons.