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It's disappointing to see Fernando Tatis Jr., who has such a bright future ahead of him, with a shadow cast over his accomplishments.

Dan Good
Aug 13, 2022
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Welp.

Fernando Tatis Jr., one of baseball's brightest young stars, was suspended 80 games Friday for testing positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. He'll miss the remainder of the season and the playoffs.

Tatis, in a statement, blamed the positive test on ringworm medication, of all things.

"It turns out that I inadvertently took a medication to treat ringworm that contained Clostebol. I should have used the resources available to me in order to ensure that no banned substances were in what I took. I failed to do so," he said in the statement released by the MLBPA.

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Players such as Dee Strange-Gordon and Freddy Galvis have been suspended during the past decade for taking the same drug.

It's a shame to see a player like the 23-year-old Tatis, who has such a bright future ahead of him, with a shadow now cast over his accomplishments. Tatis missed all of this season so far after fracturing his wrist in an off-season motorcycle crash.

The failed test is a reminder to players that they need to check and clear everything they put into or on their bodies. Even ringworm medication.

MLB, for its part, has been pretty easygoing in giving medical use exemptions for players to take performance-enhancing drugs if there was a medical purpose.

Either way, it's a tough day for baseball, and especially for Padres fans.

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Aug 22, 2022

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Rene Baker
Aug 13, 2022

Well 1st of all I don't believe him he lied about his wrist he has screwed his fans he has screwed his team all the money the padres and a 14 year contract your contract I just don't believe it I wish I could but I don't and and no offense you know I love Kim kamenetti but it's a cautionary tale in others player should be looking at and learning from that it is not OK to lie about why you broke your wrist it is not ok to screw over your team and your fans and personally I hope the padres get rid of them I'm done

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