Dodgers fan taunts Fernando Tatis Jr. with PED object
San Diego Padres superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug policy in mid-August, much to the delight of Los Angeles Dodgers fans.
Tatis tested positive for Clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. He later claimed he unknowingly took the substance as part of a treatment for ringworm.
“I have been informed by Major League Baseball that a test sample I submitted returned a positive result for Clostebol, a banned substance,” Tatis said in the statement. “It turns out that I inadvertently took a medication to treat ringworm that contained Closteblol. I should have used the resources available to me in order to ensure that no banned substances were in what I took (and) I failed to do so.
“I am completely devastated. There is nowhere else in the world I would rather be than on the field competing with my teammates.”
On Friday night, as the Padres visited the Dodgers, L.A. fans took it upon themselves to have a little fun at Tatis’ expense.
The game was briefly delayed in the bottom of the fifth inning when fans tossed a giant inflatable PED object onto the field.
Dodgers fans threw an inflatable PED on the field to troll Fernando Tatis.
Oh nooooooo @Starting9 pic.twitter.com/h8zca8Axrd
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 3, 2022
But they weren’t done there. Fans all across the stadium were tossing around inflatable PED pills and other such objects in an effort to troll Tatis.
https://twitter.com/Halo_Talk_/status/1565919509889925120
Tatis signed a 14-year, $340 million extension with the Padres last year and there have been nothing but problems since then. Again, much to the delight of Dodgers fans.