The San Diego Padres star was suspended for 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance enhancer.
The Padres won't be able to play in the majors this year because of the MLB's penalty. He won't be able to play in the rest of the season and the first 32 next year.
According to MLB, the suspension will knock him out of the World Baseball Classic and make him one of the most prominent players punished for the use of performance enhancing drugs.
He was an All-Star last year when he led the NL with 42 home runs. He broke his wrist in the summer and was expected to return to the Padres next week.
The baseball team said that a player tested positive for a performance enhancer.
He apologized to Padres management, his teammates, MLB and fans everywhere for his mistake, in a statement released by the players' union.
He accidentally took a medication to treat ringworm. I should have used the resources available to me to make sure that I didn't take banned substances. I couldn't do that.
He said he wouldn't do anything to cheat or disrespect the game he loves.
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He broke his wrist in a motorcycle accident in the Domincan and was on the injured list. In March, he had surgery.
The Double-A San Antonio assigned him to a minor rehabilitation assignment. He was 2 for 9 with two doubles and a triple.
The Padres were surprised and disappointed to learn that Fernando Tatis Jr. tested positive for a performance enhancing substance and received an 80 game suspension without pay. We are very supportive of the program and hope Fernando learns from it.
In order to make a run deep into October, the Padres traded for Soto. They had hoped to have a better chance at the first World Series championship in team history without one of their key players.
The Dominican Republic won't be able to field a team in the World Baseball Classic. The Dominican fans were excited about the prospect of a fearsome lineup that included Tatis, Soto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Rafael Devers and José Ramrez.
The penalty will cost the person a lot of money.
The final 55 days and 48 games of the season will be covered by the forfeited money. The exact number of games he will miss will be determined by how many days he misses.
He said that he would rather be on the field competing with his teammates. I have decided to start serving my suspension immediately because I realized that my mistake was the cause of the result. I will rejoin my teammates on the field in 2023.
He said that he had taken many drug tests throughout his career and that all of them had returned negative results.
The Padres were playing at Washington. The last of the three NL wild-card spots was held by the San Diego Padres.
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