In addition, the general manager of the Padres AJ Preller valued what happened with the Dominican shortstop
The result of a test within the Major League Anti-Doping Program and the subsequent suspension for 80 games to Fernando Tatis Jr. has not left anyone indifferent.
The first to feel dismayed and surprised have been their own teammates who offered their opinions regarding what happened.
“He hasn’t been part of the team all year, we’ve gotten to this point without him. We were hoping to have him back… but we have the same goal, try to get to the World Series and bring the championship to San Diego and that is what we will try to continue doing”, was expressed by Manny Machado when he was approached by journalists about the case.
The San Diego Padres management did everything possible to bring Juan Soto to the team and form one of the most feared lineups, but for which we will have to wait until at least 2023.
“It is what it is. We are all human and we make mistakes. So we are not perfect. At the end of the day, that happens. Whatever is going to happen, will happen. We just have to move on”, Said the outfielder who arrived less than two weeks ago via trade to the Padres.
Other colleagues were not so condescending with “El Niño”, and precisely pointed to his youth as one of the main causes of his error.
Manny Machado and Juan Soto were not silent about what happened with Fernando Tatis Jr.#MLBxESPN pic.twitter.com/y5XlOM7f2X
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“He is a young boy. He’s going to learn his lesson from him or whatever. But in the end, I think you need to start showing some remorse and you need to start showing us that you’re committed with it and that you want to be here,” pitcher Joe Musgrove said.
Musgrove also confessed to feeling a little “shocked” and “annoyed” but that it is difficult to make a judgment or say anything else until he hears about what happened directly from Tatis and stressed that “it was not a good day.”
In the same tenor, pitcher Mike Clevinger spoke, who bet that Tatis Jr. learns from what happened.
“Very disappointed. This is the second time we are disappointed with him. You hope he grows up and learns from this and learns that it’s more than just about him right now.”
Tatis’ task for the upcoming season will be long, but despite everything, the baseball world knows he can do it.#MLBxESPN pic.twitter.com/ZeVQWxmwa6
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And perhaps the most forceful comments came from general manager AJ Preller who pointed directly to the trust that must exist between the parties.
“I think we have to get to a point in time where there’s confidence… In the stretch of the last six or seven months I think that’s something we haven’t been able to have,” Preller said. “I think we expected that from the offseason to now, there would be some maturity. And obviously with the news today (Friday), it’s even more of a pattern and it’s something we’re going to have to dig deeper into.”
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Machado, Soto and other teammates react to positive and suspension of Tatis Jr.