Fernando Tatis Jr. is MLB The Show 21 Cover Athlete, Early Padres World Series Odds
On Monday, San Diego Studios revealed Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. as MLB The Show 21 cover athlete. The young baseball phenom is just 22 years old and already taking the sports world by storm. Now he’ll appear on the cover of the biggest baseball video game around. The big announcement arrives as his team is amongst World Series odds leaders and his rookie cards are considered hot commodities.
Fernando Tatis Jr. MLB The Show 21 cover revealed
With just two seasons under his belt, Tatis is the talk of the town. Along with other young stars including Ronald Acuna and Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. is considered a potential superstar in the making. It’s still early in his career, and hopefully, there’s no sports game cover curse as he is on MLB The Show 21.
Last season, Tatis participated in 224 plate appearances. He racked up 62 hits, 17 home runs, 45 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .277 batting average. Now he’ll look to build on his young career which already features a Silver Slugger Award and will probably bring a few more along with other accolades before he’s done.
The game is officially set to arrive on April 20, 2021, for the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox consoles. Yes, that’s right. The game will be on Microsoft Xbox for the first time in 2021. It also will be available on current and next-generation video game consoles. So PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series X/S consoles.
Check out the latest pre-order details here to secure your copy of the game on digital or physical.
Latest World Series odds for 2021 season
With Fernando Tatis Jr. likely to get lots of attention in the upcoming season, it’s time to check in on the latest 2021 World Series odds. It feels like the postseason ended not long ago with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the 2020 World Series in an up-and-down season. Now, we shift towards the 2021 MLB season with Spring Training coming soon.
The current favorites to win it all in 2021? The Dodgers are +400 or 4-1 to repeat as champs. However, another MLB The Show cover star, Aaron Judge, could make a comeback this season to lead his squad to the title. The New York Yankees are currently second overall with +600 odds to claim the championship.
Meanwhile, Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres are third at +900. They’re followed by Ronald Acuna and the Atlanta Braves at +1000, who are tied with the rising AL stars, the Chicago White Sox.
Here’s a look at the current top 10 for the MLB World Series odds:
| Los Angeles Dodgers | +400 | 4/1 |
| New York Yankees | +600 | 6/1 |
| San Diego Padres | +900 | 9/1 |
| Atlanta Braves | +1000 | 10/1 |
| Chicago White Sox | +1000 | 10/1 |
| New York Mets | +1200 | 12/1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | +1400 | 14/1 |
| Oakland Athletics | +1600 | 16/1 |
| Minnesota Twins | +1600 | 16/1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | +2000 | 20/1 |
| Houston Astros | +2200 | 22/1 |
| Cleveland Indians | +3000 | 30/1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | +3000 | 30/1 |
*Latest odds via Vegas Insider
In the race for National League pennant, the Padres (+400) find themselves just behind the Dodgers (+200). Over in the AL, the Yankees are +250 favorites followed by the White Sox at +400.
So will this be the year that MLB The Show 21 cover athlete Fernando Tatis Jr. leads his team to the trophy? Or will it be another squad? Perhaps Mr. Judge gets all the glory, or the Dodgers claim back-to-back titles? It’s going to be another fun season in 2021!
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