Fernando Tatis Jr. met with his boss, San Diego Padres chairman Peter Seidler, about a week after drawing his steroid-related, industry-rattling suspension. It started off poorly - and Seidler interpreted that as a positive sign.

"I could see in his body language how bad he felt," Seidler told ESPN in a sit-down interview on Thursday. "Some humans, when this happens, they don't feel bad. They feel like they're the victim in some way. Fernando owned it. He felt bad because he knew he let people down. And when we started talking -- he loosened up at some points -- we talked about how, 'This is a big one, but people bounce back from these things.' And I knew he would. I told him that. It was too fresh for him to really form a ton of thoughts, but I could see it. He knew what had happened. And he was gonna figure out the best path forward."