San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr hit with 80-game drugs ban
by Associated Press from on (#62FQX)
- Padres star Tatis suspended 80 games for positive drug test
- MLB claims 23-year-old tested positive for steroid Clostebol
- Tatis will lose about $2.9m in salary due to the punishment
San Diego Padres dynamo Fernando Tatis Jr, one of the brightest, freshest stars in all of Major League Baseball, was suspended 80 games on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance and won't play this season.
MLB said Tatis tested positive for Clostebol, an anabolic steroid. Tatis said he accidentally took a medication to treat ringworm that contained the banned substance.
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