The news that San Diego Padres celebrity Fernando Tatis Jr. analyzed beneficial for a effectiveness-enhancing material resulting in an 80-match suspension rocked the world of baseball Friday night time. 

It also rocked an firm with Planet Series aspirations. 

Juan Soto, still left, of the San Diego Padres and GM A.J. Preller respond to queries throughout a news meeting to introduce Soto August 3, 2022, at Petco Park in San Diego.  (Denis Poroy/Getty Photos)

The Padres went all-in at Main League Baseball’s trade deadline, trading for celebrity outfielder Juan Soto and very first baseman Josh Bell. The deal immediately catapulted San Diego into the World Series discussion, particularly with Tatis Jr.  expected to return to the diamond some time in the 2nd half.

Tatis missed the to start with three months of the year recovering from offseason wrist surgery. 

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Just last weekend, Tatis Jr. headed to San Antonio to start his rehab assignment as his 2022 debut neared. The believed of Tatis Jr. next to Soto, Bell and Manny Machado would put dread into any pitcher arrive October. 

Now, the Padres will consider and recuperate from the disappointment of shedding their All-Star shortstop for the relaxation of the typical year, the playoffs and a part of the 2023 season. 

The San Diego Padres' Manny Machado  is congratulated by teammates right after his household run in the course of the fourth inning of a recreation against the Miami Marlins May well 5, 2022, in San Diego.  (WHD Image/Gregory Bull)

"It is really disappointing," Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller stated Friday evening, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. "He’s anyone that, from the organization’s standpoint, we’ve invested time and cash into.

"When he’s on the industry, he’s a change maker. You have to find out from the circumstances. We ended up hoping that from the offseason to now that there would be some maturity, and of course with the news nowadays, it’s far more of a sample, and it is some thing that we have received to dig a little bit more into. ... I’m positive he’s extremely let down. But, at the conclude of the working day, it is 1 detail to say it. You’ve received to start out displaying by your steps."

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The Padres inked Tatis Jr. to a significant contract in 2021, agreeing to a 14-12 months, $340 million extension. 

It is the next time in the previous several months Tatis Jr. has permit down his teammates, with the wrist harm reportedly happening from an off-season motorbike incident. 

Mike Clevinger of the San Diego Padres pitches in the fourth inning in opposition to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park Aug. 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.   (Mitchell Layton/Getty Visuals)

"Very upset," Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger reported. "It is the next time we’ve been upset with him. You hope he grows up and learns from this and learns that it’s about extra than just him right now."

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Preller advised reporters have confidence in involving the two parties needs to be established, as it has been lacking in excess of the past several months. 

Fernando Tatis Jr., left, of the San Diego Padres, talks to Josh Bell during a recreation from the Colorado Rockies Aug. 4, 2022, at Petco Park in San Diego.  (Denis Poroy/Getty Photos)

"We’ll commence digging into the shoulder and wrist we’ll glimpse a minor bit far more into that now mainly because we’ll have some much more time to have some discussions there," Preller said. "I believe what we need to get to is a position in time wherever we trust. 

"In excess of the course of the final six or seven months, I believe which is been a little something that we have not actually been ready to have there.

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"From our standpoint, of course he’s a wonderful talent, he’s a dude we have a ton of history with and do feel in. But these matters only do the job when there’s believe in both methods. I assume which is heading to be a little something that we’re going to have a good deal of discussion and time to discuss to Fernando about. That’s a little something that, clearly, if we’re going to have a partnership and a actual connection, we’re likely to have to make certain that that’s powerful."

The Padres are 64-51 and two online games up on the Milwaukee Brewers for the final wild-card place in the Countrywide League.