Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to game action and made an immediate impact for Estrellas de Oriente on Wednesday.
The Padres' No. 1 prospect hadn't played since injuring his thumb while playing with Double-A San Antonio on July 19. But he wasted no time showing off his 60-grade power, as he homered on the first pitch of his first at-bat in the Dominican Winter League.
Tatis, 19, struck out in his next at-bat and finished 1-for-2 after drawing a pair of walks.
MLB Pipeline's No. 2 overall prospect fractured his thumb while sliding head first into second base on a steal attempt and missed the rest of the season after undergoing surgery in late July. Prior to the injury, Tatis hit .286/.355/.507 in 88 games.
Tatis got off to a slow start, hitting .177 in April, but he quickly got on a hot streak, hitting .336 in May, .330 in June and .295 in July.