Suspended from 50 games is Former Mets minor leaguer Brandon Brown. Free agent third baseman Brandon Brown has been suspended for 50 games following a positive test for metabolites of Stanozolol under baseball’s minor league drug program.
The 25-year-old will start the ban after he signs with another major league organization. Brown is 25 year old third baseman. He was released from the New York Mets roster on March 30. Brown's suspension will begin when he is signed by another major league team. The blood test was performed as part of a drug testing program for minor league baseball. Washingtonpost reports
He was released by the New York Mets on March 30 after hitting .222 with five homers and 34 RBIs last year for Savannah of the Class A South Atlantic League.
Stanozolol is a performance-enhancing drug that is used to build muscle mass. It is a banned substance and detectable by blood screens, which are regularly done for baseball players. There is no known masking agent for Stanozolol, meaning that there is no known way to prevent it from showing up in a screening test if it is being used by a player.
There have been 18 suspensions this year under the minor league drug program.
The 25-year-old will start the ban after he signs with another major league organization. Brown is 25 year old third baseman. He was released from the New York Mets roster on March 30. Brown's suspension will begin when he is signed by another major league team. The blood test was performed as part of a drug testing program for minor league baseball. Washingtonpost reports
He was released by the New York Mets on March 30 after hitting .222 with five homers and 34 RBIs last year for Savannah of the Class A South Atlantic League.
Stanozolol is a performance-enhancing drug that is used to build muscle mass. It is a banned substance and detectable by blood screens, which are regularly done for baseball players. There is no known masking agent for Stanozolol, meaning that there is no known way to prevent it from showing up in a screening test if it is being used by a player.
There have been 18 suspensions this year under the minor league drug program.