ATLANTA — A new leg kick helped make Jurickson Profar a first-time All-Star at 31 with San Diego. That important tweak to his ...

Profar, a switch-hitter, began lifting his front leg higher at the start of his swing. He said advice from former major leaguer Fernando Tatis and work with San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

A new leg kick helped make Jurickson Profar a first-time MLB All-Star at 31 with the San Diego Padres in 2024.

That important tweak to his swing also helped lead Profar to Atlanta ... he says he watched the Braves every week on TV to see Andruw Jones, another Curaçao native. “Every Wednesday at 7 ...