MLB said Tatis tested positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid.
WASHINGTON - San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr., one of the brightest, freshest stars in all of Major League Baseball, was suspended 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
The 23-year-old Tatis, who signed a $340 million, 14-year contract before the 2021 season, became one of the most prominent players ever penalized for performance-enhancing drugs, along with Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez. In a statement released by the players’ union, Tatis said he was “completely devastated” and apologized to Padres management, his teammates, MLB, and fans everywhere for what he called his mistake.
Tatis was the seventh player suspended this year under the major league drug program. Thirty-three have been suspended under the minor league drug program.Preller said he found out about the suspension late Friday afternoon. He said he hadn’t spoken yet to Tatis but had seen his player’s statement. Tatis became one of the biggest MLB players suspended for PEDs since testing with penalties started in 2004, joining Rodriguez , Ramirez , Robinson Canó and Miguel Tejada .
Preller added: “I think what we need to get to is a point in time we trust . Over the course of the last six or seven months, that’s been something that we haven’t been really able to have there.”
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