Jose D Hernandez, a minor leaguer for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been suspended by MLB for the 2025 Arizona Complex League due to testing positive for boldenone and nandrolone PEDs. His doping violation led to a long-term suspension under the baseball organization’s minor league drug policy.
As reported by Matthew Moreno on X, the suspension of Hernandez is also unpaid.
The 21-year-old athlete played 26 matches last season for the ACL Dodgers, recording a .302 batting average with four home runs and 21 RBIs. Hernandez signed a contract with the team in 2019, including a $10,000 signing bonus.
Player Suspension in Dodgers Team
In addition to Jose D Hernandez, MLB has imposed suspensions on twenty players for PED use this year. Nine of the players suspended were part of the minor league program, while nine others were involved in the new international minor league program.
Conversely, two players have been suspended under the major league drug policy.
For instance, Noelvi Marte, a prospect with the Cincinnati Reds, received an 80-game ban last season for testing positive for boldenone.
Similarly, Orelvis Martinez, an infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, was suspended for 80 games on June 23 after testing positive for clemiphene, another performance-enhancing substance, just two days after his debut in the majors.
Although the MLB has moved past the “steroids era” where numerous players, like Barry Bonds, supposedly utilized PEDs to enhance their performance, doping still persists in the sport.
Barry Bonds holds the record for most career home runs in MLB history, yet he has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame due to suspicions of PED use during his playing career.
Additionally, Bonds lost his opportunity for Hall of Fame induction as his PED controversy prevented him from meeting the necessary voter threshold between 2013 and 2022.
Doping remains a significant issue in professional sports, especially after MLB decided to halt steroid testing for players for the first time in nearly two decades in 2022.
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