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Padres fan caught zooming in on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s butt in shameless NLDS video

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Young, G. (2026, October 7). Padres fan caught zooming in on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s butt in shameless NLDS video. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/sports/padres-fan-caught-zooming-in-on-fernando-tatis-jr-s-butt/

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During a recent San Diego Padres game against the Milwaukee Brewers, a fan used her phone to take an up-close photo of Fernando Tatis Jr.’s backside while he was kneeling in the outfield. The video, posted by user @linatheemo on X (formerly Twitter), quickly went viral with over 20,000 views. While some fans found it humorous, others noted that such behavior could negatively impact the fan’s social reputation. This incident follows a trend of Padres fans gaining attention through unusual or controversial actions during playoff games.

Written by AI on 2026-10-07, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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A Padres fan gained unwanted attention during Tuesday's NLDS game against the Brewers, when she used her phone to zoom in on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s backside while he was taking a knee in the outfield. The video, posted by user @linatheemo and captioned "Caught in 4K #ForTheFaithful," has since gone viral with over 20,000 views. Fans found it humorous but also noted that such behavior could be off-putting to potential romantic interests, especially after another Padres fan’s successful social media dating attempt during a previous playoff game garnered significant attention.

Written for “Tatis Jr Fan Photo Controversy” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. went hitless in his team’s 4-3 win over the Brewers on Tuesday night. asserted

Jr. → go → night

But one Padres fan was more worried about how his butt looked. asserted

butt → look → ?

X user @linatheemo posted a video of a Padres fan zooming in on Tatis Jr.’s butt with her Phone camera while he was taking a knee in the outfield during Tuesday’s game. asserted

he → post → game

The fan, who was wearing a Padres hat backward, snapped a photo of the 27-year-old’s backside when she was content with the photo. asserted

she → wear → photo

Caught in 4K #ForTheFaithful #Padres #SanDiego,” the post was captioned. asserted

post → catch → K

It has since gone viral, amassing over 20,000 views since it was posted Tuesday night. asserted

it → go → views

Fans find it hilarious how shameless the fan is with this photo. asserted

fan → find → photo

Then again, the fan surely had no idea they were being recorded while capturing a photo of Tatis Jr.’s backside. asserted

they → have → backside

This isn’t the first Padres fan to go viral for a romantic storyline this postseason. asserted

This → go → storyline

Another San Diego fan got a ton of attention for using social media to find a date to a wild-card game. asserted

fan → get → game

This fan was successful in finding their date, largely because their initial post got so much traction. asserted

post → find → traction

This Padres fan may have gone viral, but the Tatis Jr. close-up probably won’t help her dating prospects. uncertain

up → go → prospects

Padres fan caught zooming in on Fernando Tatis Jr.’s butt in shameless NLDS video

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