SUSPENSION: Milwaukee Brewers star player has been suspended without pay for the…
Mejía, 27, tested positive for Stanozolol, according to a league release. He is the first player suspended under the big league drug agreement this season.
Mejía received an 80-game suspension in May 2022 for his first positive test for Stanozolol, a synthetic steroid derived from testosterone.”The Milwaukee Brewers fully support MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program and share the goal of eliminating performance-enhancing substances from our game,” Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said in a statement.
Mejía, 27, has been on the injured list with a shoulder injury since August 15. He was moved to the 60-day disabled list last week.
Mejía had a 1-0 record and a 5.56 ERA in nine outings this season. He struck out thirteen hitters.
He walked three people in 11 and a third innings.
Mejía, a Dominican Republic native, is in his third major league season. Over his 28-game big league career, he has an 8.32 ERA.
This season, thirteen players have been disciplined as part of the minor league drug policy.
TAMPA, Florida — Carlos Rodon’s second Grapefruit League start of 2024 was “a mixed bag” that included more experimentation, a lack of zip on his fastball, and bookending home runs.
On Wednesday, the New York Yankees’ left-handed pitcher allowed three runs on five hits in three-plus innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. He threw sixty pitches.Yandy Diaz threw his first pitch, a fastball over the right center field wall. Richie Palacios hit a two-run home run on the 60th pitch of the game. These were in addition to the home run he let up in his first spring outing and four in a simulated game last week.
“Didn’t really have the fastball velo I wanted, but … it’s one of those days,” he added. . “It’s one of those days you got to be able to pitch without a fastball and kind of use some other things.”