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Jeff Sanders

Fernando Tatis Jr. homers on rehab assignment, is called a cheater by the pitcher who gave it up

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s return from his 80-game PED suspension likely won't be a feel-good story everywhere he goes, especially outside San Diego.

Take, for instance, his stop in Sacramento, Calif., the Triple-A affiliate of the NL West-rival San Francisco Giants.

Not only was Tatis booed as he rounded the bases — and hopped before third base — following the first home run on his rehab assignment with Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday, the opposing pitcher later took to Twitter to call the Padres' $340 million superstar a "cheater."

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