newYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
the news is San Diego Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance that led to an 80-game suspension that rocked the baseball world Friday night.
It also rocked an organization with World Series ambitions.
The Padres are all-in at the Major League Baseball trade deadline. Trade for a superstar outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell. The deal immediately propelled San Diego into World Series conversations, especially with Tatis Jr. expected to return to the diamond at some point in the second half.
Tatis missed the first three months of the season due to recovery from offseason wrist surgery.
Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. Suspended 80 games for performance-enhancing drugs
Last weekend, Tatis Jr. headed to San Antonio to begin his rehab duties as his 2022 debut approaches.Thoughts of Soto, Bell, and Tatis Jr. manny machado will scare For any pitcher in October.
Now, the Padres are trying to bounce back from the disappointment of losing an All-Star shortstop for the rest of the regular season, the playoffs, and part of the 2023 season.
“It’s very disappointing,” Padres president of baseball operations AJ Preller said Friday night, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. “He’s someone we invested time and money into, from an organizational standpoint.
“When he’s on the field, he’s the one who makes the difference. You have to learn from the situation. We wanted to have some maturity from the off-season to now. And obviously in today’s news, It’s more of a pattern, and that’s something we’ll have to dig into a little more….I’m sure he’s very disappointed.But at the end of the day, it’s one thing to say. action.”
Nationals trade Juan Soto to Padres in blockbuster deadline deal
The Padres signed Tatis Jr. to a massive deal in 2021, agreeing to a 14-year, $340 million extension.
Tatis Jr. has let his teammate down for the second time in recent months after reportedly injuring his wrist in an off-season motorcycle accident.
“This is the second time I’ve been disappointed in him,” Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger said. I hope you can.”
In a statement released Friday night, Tatis Jr. “inadvertently” took medication to treat ringworm, including the banned substance clostebol.Tatis Jr. responded to the suspension. decided not to appeal.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.
Preller told reporters that there had been a lack of trust over the past few months and that trust had to be established between the two sides.
“We’ll start digging into the shoulders and wrists. We’ll have a little more time to have a conversation there, so we’ll look a little more closely,” Preller said. think.
“I think in the last six or seven months, it was something that didn’t happen.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“From our standpoint, obviously he’s a great talent and he’s someone we have a lot of history with and trust in. But these things only work if there’s trust on both sides.” I think that will be what we’re trying to do.”Have enough conversations with Fernando and take the time to talk to each other.It’s clearly what we want to do to build a partnership and build a real relationship.” If so, then we need to make sure it’s strong.”
The Padres went 64-51, two games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the final wild card spot in the National League.