Free agent outfielder Max Kepler hit with 80-game ban for positive drug test
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Kepler banned after testing positive for epitrenbolone
Suspension applies if free agent signs in 2026
Veteran outfielder spent last season with Phillies
Free agent outfielder Max Kepler has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced on Friday, a ruling that sidelines the veteran as he looks for his next club.
The suspension stems from a positive test for epitrenbolone, a metabolite of the prohibited steroid trenbolone prohibited under MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The ban takes effect immediately and would apply if Kepler signs with a team during the 2026 season.
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