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Barrera suspended 80 games after positive PED test

July 25, 2020, 5:39am

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Barrera suspended 80 games after positive PED test

Tres Barrera, who made his major league debut for the Nationals last season and was in camp this summer competing to make the opening day roster as the club's third catcher, has been suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a performance-enhancing drug. Barrera, who denied having ever knowingly taken a banned substance, appealed his positive test, but MLB's independent arbitrator upheld the decision. He must begin...

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Minor league pitcher Fuentes suspended 50 games (Nats up 4-0)

August 07, 2019, 1:15pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Minor league pitcher Fuentes suspended 50 games (Nats up 4-0)

SAN FRANCISCO - Double-A Harrisburg pitcher Steven Fuentes has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a stimulant in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program. Fuentes, rated the organization's 21st best prospect by MLB Pipeline, tested positive for the stimulant Heptaminol, Major League Baseball announced this afternoon. The 22-year-old right-hander was signed by the Nationals out of Panama in 2013 and has slowly climbed his way up the organizational...

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Catching prospect Read suspended 80 games for PED violation

February 07, 2018, 12:07pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Catching prospect Read suspended 80 games for PED violation

Raudy Read, who made his major league debut last season and now stands as one of the higher-rated Nationals prospects, has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Boldenone, making the young catcher the franchise's first big leaguer to face punishment for performance-enhancing drugs. Read, 24, confirmed he tested positive during "a routine drug test this winter," but said he was "shocked" by the result and insists he has never knowingly taken a...

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MLB clears Zimmerman of PED use alleged in Al Jazeera report

August 19, 2016, 8:43am

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

MLB clears Zimmerman of PED use alleged in Al Jazeera report

ATLANTA - Major League Baseball has cleared Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman of any violations of the league's drug program, announcing today no evidence of wrongdoing was found during an investigation prompted by Al Jazeera America's controversial report of steroid use in professional sports earlier this year. MLB also cleared Phillies slugger Ryan Howard of the same allegations, made by pharmacist Charlie Sly in the report Al Jazeera aired in January. "The Office of the Commissioner...

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Harper disappointed in Gordon but doesn't want batting title

April 29, 2016, 3:15pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Harper disappointed in Gordon but doesn't want batting title

ST. LOUIS - Bryce Harper said Dee Gordon's 80-game suspension after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs is "definitely a disappointment," but the Nationals star insisted he shouldn't now be considered the reining NL batting champ because of Gordon's actions. Harper lost the batting title to Gordon on the final day of the 2015 season, ultimately falling short by three percentage points. He blames his own struggles down the stretch - he hit .162 over his final 11 games, causing...

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Ryan Zimmerman denies PED use, explains defamation suit

February 23, 2016, 6:38am

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Ryan Zimmerman denies PED use, explains defamation suit

VIERA, Fla. - Ryan Zimmerman today vehemently denied ever using performance enhancing drugs or knowing the trainer who accused him of using them, and offered a detailed explanation why he was willing to file a defamation suit against the television network that aired the allegation that jolted the Nationals first baseman's offseason. In his first public comments since Al Jazeera America aired a documentary in December accusing him and several other high-profile athletes of receiving shipments...