Padres manager: Throwing near Tatis' head 'uncalled for'

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is tired of teams throwing near outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr.'s head, and he'll no longer tolerate it.

"We're seeing way too many pitches up and in on Tati," Shildt said following the Padres' 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

"It's enough. It really is enough. If you want to throw in, that's fine. But I don't know what people are trying to accomplish by throwing up and in. All you're doing is pissing the guy off, and it's uncalled for. ... It's happening way too frequently, and it's not something that we're going to tolerate much longer."

D-Backs reliever Scott McGough threw up and in near Tatis' head in the ninth inning of Friday's game, five frames after the Padres outfielder hit a two-run homer in the fourth. It was the most recent close call for Tatis, who's also bothered by what he sees.

"They throw at my head every single day," Tatis said. "I'm trying to stay in the game, but I feel like there's been so many of those."

Tatis added that if pitchers want to throw inside to him because they think it's a weakness, they need to "clean it up" and learn how to pitch to that area so that it doesn't go near his head. Shildt agreed with his player's observation.

"I mean, listen, if you want to throw up and in on the guy, fine. But get away from the top of his body, and definitely stay away from his head. That's just not appropriate. And no hitter, no pitcher, nobody could defend it," Shildt said.

"I don't get it. It's not necessary. It's not the way it needs to be played."