Miami, FL—It has been a tough stretch for the San Diego Padres. Almost ten days after their franchise-altering deal to acquire superstar Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell, it was reported that Fernando Tatis Jr. violated Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug policy and was suspended for 80 games. He is now ineligible for the 2022 postseason, the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and will miss the first 32 games of the 2023 regular season. A brutal blow for the organization that invested $340 million into the young superstar.
Nevertheless, Major League Baseball was played in South Florida on Monday night with two aces on the mound.