NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Jose D. Hernandez was suspended for subsequent yr’s Arizona Advanced League season on Wednesday following a constructive take a look at for boldenone and nandrolone below baseball’s minor league drug program.
Hernandez, 21, hit .302 with 4 homers and 21 RBIs in 26 video games this yr for the ACL Dodgers. The Venezuelan agreed to a contract with the Dodgers in 2019 that included a $10,000 signing bonus.
Twenty gamers have been suspended this yr for constructive drug exams, together with 9 below the minor league program and 9 below the brand new program for minor league gamers assigned exterior america and Canada.
Two gamers have been suspended this yr below the key league drug program.
Noelvi Marté, a 22-year-old infielder who was thought of Cincinnati’s prime prospect, missed the primary 80 video games following a constructive take a look at for boldenone.
Toronto infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 video games on June 23 following a constructive take a look at for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his main league debut.