Fernando Tatis turned 40 today. The former Cardinals third baseman last played in the major leagues in 2010, but he had played in his native Dominican Republic since then and played in Mexico in 2014, so he officially announced his retirement from baseball in early October. Tatis (pronounced “TAH-tice”) came up with Texas in 1997 and was traded to St. Louis on the July 31 deadline in ’98. The Rangers sent Tatis, left-handed pitcher Darren Oliver and a player to be named later (right-handed outfielder Mark Little) to the Cardinals for shortstop Royce Clayton and right-handed pitcher Todd Stottlemyer.
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