Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. responds to hecklers at Wrigley Field by dancing
CHICAGO (KFOX14/CBS4) — San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. appeared to be unbothered by hecklers at Wrigley Field Tuesday night.
A video posted on Twitter shows the 24-year-old dancing as some Chicago Cubs fans in the bleachers chant "He's on steroids." The Padres ended up falling to the Cubs 6-0.
This isn't the first time Tatis, was ridiculed this year.
While he was on a rehab assignment with the El Paso Chihuahuas, Kade McClure of the Sacramento River Cats called Tatis a “cheater” on Twitter after the suspended San Diego Padres superstar hit a home run on April 5 at Sacramento's Sutter Health Park.
McClure deleted the tweet sometime the next day. His tweet had received several responses from Padres fans defending Tatis and criticizing the pitcher's high ERA.
Tatis played in a regular season game on Thursday night for the first time since an 80-game performance-enhancing drug suspension was announced on Aug. 12.
The positive test picked up the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol, which Tatis blamed on a cream he said he used for ringworm.
Note: Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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