Padres manager says fallen star Tatis ‘remorseful’ over 80-game drugs ban

• Bob Melvin reached out to suspended star Tatis on Saturday
• Padres manager said All-Star shortstop feels remorseful'

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr in a phone call Saturday and said the player feels remorseful".

Melvin did not reveal anything else about what he termed a private conversation" with Tatis, the dynamic fan favorite whose 80-game ban for testing positive for a performance-enhancing anabolic steroid, Clostebol, was announced by Major League Baseball shortly before the start of San Diego's 10-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday.