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Free agent outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games by MLB following positive drug test

Max Kepler, a free agent, received an 80-game suspension for testing positive for epitrenbolone, making him ineligible for the 2026 postseason under MLB's drug policy.

  • Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was suspended for 80 games on Friday following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance in violation of Major League Baseball's drug program.
  • Kepler tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a substance that led to a suspension in 2018 for boxer Manuel Charr.
  • An 11-year major league veteran, Kepler spent last season with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Max Kepler is experiencing a historic setback. The German baseball pro is severely punished for a doping fund and faces an uncertain future.

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German baseball pro Max Kepler has been blocked by the American professional league MLB for 80 games because of dopings. The 32-year-old has been tested positively for epitrenbolone, a degradation product of the anabolic steroid Trenbolone.

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SALT LAKE CITY. MLB is rocked by a new doping case. Max Kepler, 32, has tested positive for the anabolic steroid epitrenbolone. He is now suspended for 80 games.

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