MLB Drug Suspensions
MLB Drug Suspensions
Some high-profile players have been suspended for violating Major League Baseball's drug program in recent years. Besides Ryan Braun, a former National League Most Valuable Player, Manny Ramirez, a two-time World Series winner who has more than 500 career homers, Melky Cabrera, who was the MVP of the 2012 All-Star game and Bartolo Colon, who was selected to last week's All-Star game, have also been disciplined.
Players who have been suspended for violations of the Major League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program since it was established in 2005:
2013:
OF Ryan Braun, Milwaukee, July 22, season
2012:
P Steven Shell, Jan. 24, 50 games
OF, IF Daryle Ward, Jan. 25, 50 games
P Dustin Richardson, Jan. 25, 50 games
P Chaz Roe, Jan. 26, 50 games
OF Jason Pridie, March 9, 50 games
P Angel Guzman, April 20, 50 games
P Guillermo Mota, San Francisco, May 7, 100 games
INF Freddy Galvis, Philadelphia, June 19, 50 games
OF Marlon Byrd, free agent, June 25, 50 games
OF Melky Cabrera, San Francisco, Aug. 15, 50 games
P Bartolo Colon, Oakland, Aug. 22, 50 games
C Yasmani Grandal, San Diego, Nov. 7, 50 games
C Carlos Ruiz, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 25 games
2011:
P Luis Vizcaino, June 29, 50 games
IF Mike Jacobs, Aug. 18, 50 games
IF Rhyne Hughes, Sept. 14, 50 games
C Eliezer Alfonzo, Colorado, Sept. 14, 100 games
DH-OF Manny Ramirez, Tampa Bay, Dec. 9, 50 games
P Ronald Belisario, LA Dodgers, Dec. 21, 25 games
2010:
OF Miguel Negron, Jan. 8, 50 games
P Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati, April 21, 50 games
P Adam Bostick, April 23, 50 games
C Ronny Paulino, Aug. 20, 50 games
2009:
P Sergio Mitre, N.Y. Yankees, Jan. 6, 50 games
P J.C. Romero, Philadelphia, Jan. 6, 50 games
P Kelvin Pichardo, San Francisco, March 23, 50 games
OF Manny Ramirez, L.A. Dodgers, May 7, 50 games
IF-OF Pablo Ozuna, June 11, 50 games
SS Travis Dawkins, Dec. 17, 50 games
2008:
C Eliezer Alfonzo, San Francisco, April 30, 50 games
C Humberto Cota, Colorado, May 28, 50 games
P Henry Owens, Florida, Nov. 11, 50 games
2007:
P Juan Salas, Tampa Bay, May 7, 50 games
INF Neifi Perez, Detroit, July 6, 25 games
INF Neifi Perez, Detroit, Aug. 3, 80 games
C Ryan Jorgensen, Cincinnati, Sept. 7, 50 games
OF Mike Cameron, free agent, Oct. 31, 25 games
P Dan Serafini, free agent, Nov. 27, 50 games
OF Jay Gibbons, Baltimore, Dec. 6, 15 days
OF Jose Guillen, Kansas City, Dec. 6, 15 days
2006:
P Yusaku Iriki, N.Y. Mets, April 28, 50 games
P Jason Grimsley, Arizona, June 12, 50 games
P Guillermo Mota, free agent, Nov. 1, 50 games
2005:
OF Alex Sanchez, Tampa Bay, April 3, 10 days
OF Jorge Piedra, OF, Colorado, April 11, 10 days
P Agustin Montero, Texas, April 20, 10 days
OF Jamal Strong, Seattle, April 26, 10 days
P Juan Rincon, Minnesota, May 2, 10 days
P Rafael Betancourt, Cleveland, July 8, 10 days
INF Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore, Aug. 1, 10 days
P Ryan Franklin, Seattle, Aug. 2, 10 days
INF-OF Mike Morse, Seattle, Sept. 7, 10 days
P Carlos Almanzar, Texas, Oct. 4, 10 days
P Felix Heredia, P, N.Y. Mets, Oct. 18, 10 days
OF Matt Lawton, OF, free agent, Nov. 2, 10 days
