MLB Pitcher Suspends 80 Games for 'Doping Positive' MLB Pitcher...I lost 6.3 billion won in annual salary

MLB Pitcher Suspends 80 Games for 'Doping Positive' MLB Pitcher...I lost 6.3 billion won in annual salary

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Major League Baseball (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jose Alvarado (30) has been suspended from 80 games for taking banned drugs.

The MLB Secretariat said on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that Alvarado was suspended from 80 games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone, a performance-enhancing substance, in a doping test. 메이저사이트

The Philadelphia club did not appeal, and the disciplinary action takes effect immediately.

Alvarado took medication to lose weight during the offseason, which contained prohibited ingredients. "Alvarado didn't do it intentionally," Philadelphia President Dave Dombrowski said.

Alvarado, who made his major league debut in 2017, has been in charge of Philadelphia's backdoor since 2021 after passing through the Tampa Bay Rays.

Alvarado posted a record of four wins, one loss, five holds, seven saves and an ERA of 2.70 in 20 games. His average fastball speed was 99.6 miles (160.3 kilometers), the fifth fastest among pitchers who threw more than 250 pitches this year.

Alvarado lost a lot of money due to the latest disciplinary action. According to foreign media, Alvarado will not receive 4.5 million U.S. dollars out of 9 million dollars in annual salary this year.

Alvarado is the second player to be disciplined in the Major League this year after "Kim Ha-sung's former teammate" Jurickson Profar (Atlanta Braves).