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Dominican Republic baseball playera, Fernando Tatís Jr, of the San Diego Padres, was suspended by Major League Baseball (MLB) suspended for 80 games after testing positive for banned substances that were detected in an anti-doping control.
In an official note, the office of the commissioner of the MLB ratified the sanction in which it is communicated that this decision applies from this moment. Fernando Tatís, 23, was injured by a fracture in his left wrist. The baseball player began his rehabilitation and it was expected that at the end of this month he would return to the Padres.
Clostebol, the substance for which Tatís Jr will miss the rest of the season
Fernando Tatis Jr gave positive for Clostebol, a substance prohibited by the MLB anti-doping program. Likewise, the salary of the Dominican born in San Pedro de Macorís was disabled.
“We are surprised and very disappointed to learn this Friday that Fernando Tatis Jr tested positive for a substance prohibited by MLB’s doping prevention program. We fully support the ‘Program’ and hope that Fernando learns from this experience“was the statement released shortly after by the Padres.
If the Padres qualified for the ‘playoffs’, Fernando Tatís would continue without playing due to this sanction.
Fernando Tatís is one of the important casualties of the Padres this seasonin which despite this fact, they keep fighting for the first postseason positions in the MLB.
Last season Tatís Jr. marked his territory, finishing third in voting for the season’s Most Valuable Player award in the National Leagueconcluding with a batting average of .282, with 42 homers and 97 RBIs.
The Major League Baseball Players Association reacted to it
Through Twitter, the Major League Baseball Players Association issued the statements of Fernando Tatís Jr: “I want to apologize to Peter, AJ and the entire Padres organization., my teammates, Major League Baseball and all the fans, because of my mistake,” he continued in the statement. “I have no excuses. I would never do anything to cheat or disrespect the game I love,” he read in the message.
With information from EFE
