Fernando Tatis Jr. apologized and blamed himself for his suspension. There is a delay of over two minutes.
Fernando Tatis Jr. apologized privately to his teammates for testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, then publicly expressed remorse for the 80 game suspension that will keep him off the field for the rest of the season.
The star infielder apologized during a news conference on Tuesday.
My dreams have turned into nightmares. I'm to blame. I haven't made the right decisions since the beginning of the year. I made a mistake and I regret everything I've done.
One of baseball's most promising players was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a steroid. He originally claimed that he accidentally took a medication to treat ringworm.
When asked about the ringworm story, he said he had been dealing with a skin infection for some time, took some medication and tested positive.
He said there was no excuse. I need to do a better job of knowing what's happening in my body.
He was close to making his season debut after recovering from surgery on his wrist. In the Dominican Republic, he was injured in a motorcycle accident.
There is only one person to blame and that is me. "I made a mistake and I apologize." I'm really sorry. Many people have been let down by me. I have lost a lot of friends. I haven't succeeded. I'm not going to put myself in this situation again, and I'm going to remember what it was like. I have a lot of love that I need to recover from. There is a lot of work to be done and it will take a long time. I'm learning, I'm getting older.
He will have surgery on his shoulder soon. The Padres wouldn't say what the surgery is for, but he played just 130 games last season due to a shoulder injury.
The Padres will have a restricted list for the last 48 games. If the Padres play in the playoffs this season, they will count towards the 80 game total. The rest of the suspension will begin at the start of the next season.
He is in the second year of a 14-year contract.
He signed a record deal last year and finished third in the Most Valuable Player voting, solidifying himself as one of the game's best players.
The AP contributed.
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