Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. expected to address teammates before end of the week: report

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San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. has yet to address his teammates since being suspended by Major League Baseball for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. 

A meeting with the team is expected by the end of the week, but Padres manager Bob Melvin said the meeting was "still kind of up for debate, if and when that's going to happen," according to a report by ESPN.

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.  (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In a statement following the news of his suspension, Tatis Jr. said he "inadvertently" took medication in order to treat ringworm that contained Clostebol, a banned substance.

"We just wanna hear him be genuine and honest in here," Padres outfielder Wil Myers said. "What happens in here stays in here. As far as the trust being broken – I think that's obviously true in the respect of what happened, but that's not to say that from a teammate perspective that can't be won back."

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Tatis Jr. reportedly met with San Diego’s president of baseball operations A.J. Preller on Thursday and will meet with Padres chairman Peter Seidler over the weekend. 

Wil Myers, #5 of the San Diego Padres, bats against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 14, 2022 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

Preller did not hold back following news of the suspension, telling reporters that trust between the two