Minor League drug suspensions in 2015
Players who violated MiLB Drug Prevention and Treatment Program
Players who violate the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program are subject to suspensions from the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Players who test positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance or test positive twice for a drug of abuse can receive suspensions as well as players who refuse to take a drug test.
Suspensions are announced by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Major League Baseball handed out 60 suspensions to Minor Leaguers in 2014 after issuing 60 in 2013 and 105 in 2012.
MINOR LEAGUE SUSPENSIONS IN 2015
DATE | PLAYER | POS | VIOLATION | TEAM | ORG | GAMES |
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Jan. 13 | Henry Garcia | LHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 15 | Kameron Loe | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 15 | Terrell Joyce | OF | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 16 | Brandon Welch | RHP | Drug of abuse | Brooklyn | NYM | 50 |
Jan. 21 | Carlos Artiles | RHP | Nandrolone | Free agent | 72 | |
Jan. 21 | Felix Bautista | RHP | Nandrolone | Free agent | 72 | |
Jan. 21 | Kyle Bacak | C | Amphetamine | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 21 | Andrew Walter | RHP | Drug of abuse | Lancaster | HOU | 50 |
Jan. 21 | Travis Remillard | RHP | Amphetamine | AZL Padres | SD | 50 |
Jan. 22 | Hudson Boyd | RHP | Drug of abuse | Cedar Rapids | MIN | 50 |
Jan. 22 | Chris Capper | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 22 | Duke von Schamann | RHP | Drug of abuse | Akron | CLE | 50 |
Jan. 22 | Chris Grayson | OF | Amphetamine | High Desert | TEX | 50 |
Jan. 27 | Chad James | LHP | Amphetamine | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 27 | Kyle Simon | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 27 | Kramer Champlin | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Jan. 27 | Theo Alexander | OF | Drug of Abuse | Ogden | LAD | 50 |
Jan. 27 | Robert Carson | LHP | Drug of abuse | Okla. City | LAD | 50 |
Jan. 28 | Ray Hanson | RHP | Furosemide | Free agent | 80 | |
Jan. 28 | Tyler Palmer | SS | Amphetamine | GCL Yankees | NYY | 50 |
Jan. 28 | Felipe Perez | RHP | Drug of Abuse | Hillsboro | ARI | 50 |
Jan. 28 | Kevin Ross | 1B | Drug of Abuse | West Virginia | PIT | 50 |
Jan. 30 | Tyler Alexander | RHP | Drug of Abuse | AZL Brewers | MIL | 50 |
Jan. 30 | Austin Anderson | 3B | Amphetamine | Delmarva | BAL | 50 |
Jan. 30 | Dylan Brooks | RHP | Drug of Abuse | Augusta | SF | 50 |
Jan. 30 | Tyler Gonzales | RHP | Refused drug test | Free agent | 100 | |
Feb. 2 | Wilson Betemit | 1B | Amphetamine | Free agent | 50 | |
Feb. 2 | Ethan Miller | RHP | Amphetamine | Salem-Keizer | SF | 50 |
Feb. 2 | Ricardo Cubillan | SS | Nandrolone | Lowell | BOS | 76 |
Feb. 2 | Tanner Norton | 1B | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Feb. 6 | Geno Escalante | C | Drug of abuse | San Jose | SF | 50 |
Feb. 10 | Tim Peterson | RHP | Trenbolone | St. Lucie | NYM | 80 |
Feb. 13 | Joe Gardner | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Feb. 13 | Brian Ruiz | OF | Methandienone, Oxandrolone |
Lake County | CLE | 80 |
Feb. 13 | Spencer Edwards | OF | Dehydrochloro- methyltestosterone, Methasterone, Tamoxifen |
Bowling Green | TB | 80 |
Feb. 18 | Tyler Sturdevant | RHP | Amphetamine | Columbus | CLE | 50 |
Feb. 20 | Richie Tate | RHP | Drug of abuse | Rome | ATL | 50 |
Feb. 20 | Koby Gauna | RHP | Drug of abuse | Vermont | OAK | 50 |
Feb. 23 | Matt Railey | OF | Amphetamine | Missoula | ARI | 50 |
March 9 | Roman Madrid | RHP | Amphetamine | Free agent | 50 | |
March 11 | Brayan Alcantara | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Yankees | NYY | 72 |
March 19 | Moises Cedeno | RHP | Clenbuterol | DSL Yankees | NYY | 72 |
March 23 | Dusty Brown | C | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
March 31 | Jose Mijares | LHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
April 9 | Chuckie Jones | OF | Drug of abuse | San Jose | SF | 50 |
April 15 | Wilking Rodriguez | RHP | Furosemide | Scranton/WB | NYY | 80 |
April 29 | Adrian Salcedo | RHP | Tamoxifen, Heptaminol | Chattanooga | MIN | 80 |
May 8 | Dawson Brown | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
May 8 | David Ayala | RHP | Undisclosed violation | DSL Reds | CIN | 25 |
May 8 | Adolfi Telleria | RHP | Undisclosed violation | DSL Reds | CIN | 25 |
June 2 | Coty Blanchard | 3B | Amphetamine | Bowling Green | TB | 50 |
June 4 | Travis Demeritte | 2B | Furosemide | Hickory | TEX | 80 |
June 12 | Daniel Moskos | LHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
June 16 | Isaac Moncion | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Reds | CIN | 72 |
June 16 | Juan Torres | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Phillies | PHI | 72 |
June 18 | Assael Aquino | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Cubs | CHC | 72 |
June 18 | Luiz Escanio | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Cubs | CHC | 72 |
June 18 | Daulin Ramirez | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Twins | MIN | 72 |
June 19 | Mike Bianucci | OF | GHRP-2 | NW Arkansas | KC | 80 |
June 19 | Chad James | LHP | Undisclosed violation | High Desert | TEX | 25 |
June 19 | Edwin Martinez | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Mariners | SEA | 72 |
June 24 | Derrick Bernard | RHP | Drug of abuse | GCL Mets | NYM | 50 |
June 24 | Chris Perez | RHP | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
June 26 | Dennis Torres | RHP | Drug of abuse | Bowie | BAL | 50 |
July 2 | Adrian Abreu | C | Stanozolol | Savannah | NYM | 80 |
July 8 | Javy Guerra | RHP | Drug of abuse | Charlotte | CWS | 50 |
July 10 | Ariel Estades | OF | Nandrolone | DSL Brewers | MIL | 72 |
July 16 | Michael Kopech | RHP | Oxilofrine | Greenville | BOS | 50 |
July 29 | Anderson Acevedo | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Yankees | NYY | 72 |
July 29 | Carlos Santana | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Yankees | NYY | 72 |
July 29 | Anthoniris Santana | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Yankees | NYY | 72 |
July 30 | Jared Breen | SS | GHRP-2 | Delmarva | BAL | 80 |
July 30 | Nick Cunningham | RHP | GHRP-2 | Delmarva | BAL | 80 |
Aug. 14 | Jose Valverde | RHP | Stanozolol | Free agent | 80 | |
Aug. 14 | Luigi Rodriguez | OF | Stanozolol | Lynchburg | CLE | 80 |
Aug. 21 | Clinton Hollon | RHP | Amphetamine | Lansing | TOR | 50 |
Aug. 31 | Jeremy Hadley | OF | Amphetamine | GCL Rays | TB | 50 |
Sept. 1 | Adrian Salcedo | RHP | Hemptaminol | Chattanooga | MIN | 100 |
Sept. 4 | Anderson Caro | OF | Drug of abuse | Free agent | 50 | |
Sept. 4 | Victor Gonzalez | RHP | Stanozolol | DSL Rangers 2 | TEX | 72 |
Sept. 4 | Joseph Pistorese | LHP | Amphetamine | Everett | SEA | 50 |
Sept. 8 | Holman Miranda | SS | Nandrolone | DSL Yankees 2 | NYY | 72 |
Sept. 8 | Magglio Ordonez Jr. | OF | Drug of abuse | GCL Tigers | DET | 50 |
Sept. 15 | Felix Castillo | C | Clomiphene | Greensboro | MIA | 80 |
Sept. 24 | Kal Simmons | SS | Amphetamine | Missoula | ARI | 50 |
Sept. 28 | Austin Byler | 1B | Amphetamine | Missoula | ARI | 50 |
Sept. 28 | Michael Dimock | RHP | Drug of abuse | El Paso | SD | 50 |
Nov. 3 | Adron Chambers | OF | Drug of abuse | Iowa | CHC | 50 |
Nov. 3 | Steve Borkowski | RHP | Stanozolol | Danville | ATL | 68 |
Nov. 3 | Alvaro Diaz | RHP | Undisclosed violation | AZL Giants | SF | 25 |
Nov. 5 | JaCoby Jones | SS | Drug of abuse | Erie | DET | 50 |
Nov. 6 | Evan Van Hoosier | 2B | Drug of abuse, Amphetamine | High Desert | TEX | 50 |
Nov. 9 | Alex Reyes | RHP | Drug of abuse | Springfield | STL | 50 |
Nov. 11 | Chad James | RHP | Drug of abuse, Amphetamine | Free agent | 100 | |
Nov. 16 | Travious Relaford | INF | Drug of abuse | Augusta | SF | 50 |
Nov. 25 | Tanner Griggs | RHP | Amphetamine | AZL Cubs | CHC | 50 |
Dec. 2 | Robert Llera | C | Stanozolol | GCL Marlins | MIA | 60 |
Dec. 9 | Ely Echarry | RHP | Refused drug test | Free agent | 50 | |
Dec. 9 | Robert Antunez | 2B | Nandrolone | DSL Giants | SF | 72 |
Dec. 15 | Rafael Toribio | UTIL | Undisclosed violation | Free agent | 25 | |
Dec. 17 | Connor Buchmann | RHP | Amphetamine | Kingsport | NYM | 50 |
Dec. 23 | Clario Perez | RHP | Stanozolol | Altoona | PIT | 80 |
Dec. 23 | Jose Martinez | RHP | Stanozolol | GCL Mets | NYM | 60 |
Dec. 23 | Kerby Camacho | C | Nandrolone | GCL Twins | MIN | 60 |
Dec. 23 | Will Dennis | LHP | Methylenedioxyamphetamine | GCL Orioles | BAL | 50 |