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Adidas Explains Why It Ended Partnership With Fernando Tatis Jr.

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s suspension for violating MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program continues to cost him in more ways than one.

Most recently, Adidas announced that it is dropping Tatis Jr. as a partner because the Padres shortstop tested positive for a performance enhancing drug.

“We believe that sport should be fair,” Adidas said in a statement, via ESPN’s Alden González. “We have a clear policy on doping and can confirm that our partnership with Fernando Tatis Jr. will not continue.”

MLB announced that Tatis Jr. is suspended for 80 games after testing positive for Clostebol, a drug the league has banned.