What is Clostebol?
By Amy Kaplan
![SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 4: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres talks with Josh Bell #24 during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies August 4, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 4: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres talks with Josh Bell #24 during a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies August 4, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/113b27ead2ba3df8f5e822b1eed5d22d28949cf2beafb07e17b9902d95e95403.jpg)
What is Clostebol?
According to drugs.ncats.io, Clostebol, the drug that Padres’ star Fernando Tatis Jr. was popped for is a testosterone steroid: “Clostebol is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid, a derivative of the natural hormone testosterone. Clostebol is a Schedule III controlled substance used medically in topical ophthalmologic and dermatologic treatments. Due to potential use as a performance-enhancing drug, clostebol is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.”
On Friday it was announced that Tatis Jr. had been popped for the steroid and will be suspended 80 games as a result.
Fernando Tatis Jr. revealed why he had Clostebol in his system
The future Hall of Famer released a statement after the news broke.
“I am completely devastated.”
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) August 12, 2022
Statement from Fernando Tatis Jr. pic.twitter.com/xpX5dj9pbc
“It turns out that I inadvertently tool a medication to treat ringworm that contained Clostebol. I should have used the resources available to me in order to ensure that no banned substances were in what I took. I failed to do so.”
Next. Fernando Tatis Jr. suspended 80 games for violating MLB PED policy. dark