World Series champion unimpressed with Fernando Tatis Sr.’s response to son’s suspension

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The news that San Diego Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended by Major League Baseball for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance has elicited a host of different reactions. 

For the Padres, it was disappointment in not having one of baseball’s best in their attempt to reach the organization's first World Series since 1998. 

For Tatis Jr., it was devastation after claiming that the positive test came from a medication intended to treat ringworm. 

Fernando Tatis Sr. (17) of the New York Mets in the field against the Milwaukee Brewers at Citi Field April 19, 2009, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.  (Nick Laham/Getty Images)

And for Tatis Jr.’s father, Fernando Tatis Sr., it was indignation. The former major leaguer claimed his son tested positive for the banned substance after treating a fungus he received from a haircut. 

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"All of this has happened because of something that is not worth this issue," the former major meaguer said in an interview. "This is something for the skin, that’s something that’s not performance enhancing and has no testosterone. It has nothing to help you improve in the game."

Tatis Sr. went on to rail against Major League Baseball’s decision to suspend Tatis Jr. for 80 games, saying that "millions of fans" will stop watching after his son's suspension. 

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On Tuesday, former major league closer Jonathan Papelbon caught wind of Tatis Sr.’s response, and the six-time