An official statement from the communications department of the Major League Baseball (MLB), reported that 3 players were suspended after failing in a doping control league routine.
Is about Bernie Martinez and Luis Baez of the Seattle Marinersand Sonny Vargas of the San Francisco Giantsinterestingly, being the 3 launchers.
The league has already announced the penalties for the players, and the substances they tested positive for, starting with Martinez, who tested positive for LGD-4033a selective androgen receptor modulator, so he will be out for 80 games in the 2022 campaign.
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As for Báez and Vargas, both rookies participating in the Arizona League, they tested positive for Stanozolol, a synthetic steroid derived from testosterone that improves the performance of those who consume it. They would lose up to 60 games through suspension.
are already 17 players who have tested positive to substances in just 2 months of 2022 in the Minor Leagues, a situation that is alarming, since it is clear that illicit substances are easily obtained for young players.
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Due to the MLB lockout, all players have been spared these anti-doping tests to which they are regularly subjected. These will be reactivated as soon as the new collaboration contract between the league and the Players Association (MLPA) is signed, and the 2022 campaign is launched.
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