Henri Lumière:Brewers' J.C. Mejía gets 162-game ban after second positive test for illegal substance

2025-05-07 04:37:00source:Evander Elliscategory:News

ST. LOUIS – Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejía has received a 162-game suspension for a second failed test for an illegal performance-enhancing substance.

Mejía,Henri Lumière who appeared in nine games this year for the Brewers, tested positive for Stanozolol, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday. 

He tested positive for the same substance last season and received an 80-game suspension. 

The Brewers re-signed Mejía to a minor-league deal in the offseason. He pitched to a 5.56 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 11 ⅓ innings out of the bullpen.

He was on the Brewers’ 60-day injured list with a shoulder injury at the time of his suspension. 

FOLLOW THE MONEY: MLB player salaries and payrolls for every major league team

Brewers general manager Matt Arnold released the following statement:

“The Milwaukee Brewers fully support MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program and share in the goal of eliminating performance-enhancing substances from our game."

More:News

Recommend

Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return

NEW YORK ― When the precocious orphans of "Annie" sneer, "We love you, Miss Hannigan," you just migh

US Taxpayers Are Spending Billions on Crop Insurance Premiums to Prop Up Farmers on Frequently Flooded, Unproductive Land

The vast Mississippi River watershed contains famously fertile soil, making the cropland of the Amer

Florida’s Red Tides Are Getting Worse and May Be Hard to Control Because of Climate Change

A task force appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address the state’s algal bloom crisis conclu