Just when you thought major league baseball players had learned their lesson about taking illegal substances, four minor leaguers have tested positive for substances that violate the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The four players -- Melvin Colon (Mets), Israel Tolentino (Yankees), Josue Rodriguez (Yankees) and Steven Lebron (Indians) -- were expected to spend the year in the Dominican Summer League and will have to serve their suspensions at the start of the season.
22-year old pitcher Israel Tolentino, was suspended for testing positive for boldenone metabolite. His Yankee teammate, Josue Rodriguez was suspended after testing positive for Standozolol.
Melvin Colon, a pitcher in the Mets' farm system was suspended after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone. Steven Lebron, an outfielder in the Cleveland Indian organization was sanctioned after testing positive for Boldenone metabolite. Lebron was signed in January, and his contract was voided without any cost to the club.
Based on these suspensions, there is absolutely no doubt that the use of steroids in baseball is still a big problem.
Why can't these athletes lay off the juice and focus on improving their hitting and pitching skills.
The continued use of steroids in baseball continues to erode the integrity of MLB while causing many fans and sportswriters to re-evaluate the last 20 years of MLB individual records.
source: mlb.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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