Jonathan Papelbon is not a Fernando Tatis Jr. fan.
The former closer had strong words for Tatis after he was suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.
"This whole Tatis stuff, man, it almost enrages me," he said over the weekend on WEEI's The Bradfo Sho podcast. "I worked my ass off so long and so hard and did it the right way. For me, to see something like that, it hurts me so bad. I'll tell you right now: If I was pitching, every single time I face that dude, I'm drilling him. I don't care if I'm bringing in a run and losing the game."
Tatis' father, Fernando Tatis Sr., told the Dominican Republic's The Midday Show that his son had used Trofobol to treat ringworm on his neck, per ESPN's Alden Gonzalez. Clostebol, the banned substance that Tatis tested positive for, is one of the ingredients in Trofobol.
Regardless of why Tatis used Clostebol or whether he did so knowingly, the substance is on the banned list for both the World Anti-Doping Agency and Major League Baseball.