Minor league pitcher rips Fernando Tatis Jr after rehab assignment: 'Cheater hits a homerun'

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San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. has started his minor league rehab assignment as he looks to complete his 80-game performance-enhancing drug suspension, and the two-time Silver Slugger winner is already catching flak. 

Playing in his second game with Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, Tatis Jr. faced Sacramento pitcher Kade McClure. 

San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) walks in the dugout during a regular season game between the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies on June 18, 2022, at Coors Field in Denver, CO.  (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Tatis Jr. hit a solo home run off of McClure and received boos from the Sacramento crowd as he rounded the bases. 

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He caught more than just boos after the game from McClure.

Tatis Jr. was suspended by Major League Baseball on August 12, 2022, claiming he had "inadvertently" taken medication, in order to treat ringworm, that contained Clostebol, which is a banned substance.

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The All-Star shortstop entered the 2023 season with 20 games remaining on his suspension, with Tatis Jr. eligible to return to the Padres on April 20th. 

San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. scores on a base hit by Matt Carpenter during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz.  (AP Photo/Matt York)

"It's going to be one of the most emotional years, I feel like, in my career," Tatis said of potentially being booed on the road, per