Red Sox right-hand pitcher Steven Wright has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Wright tested positive for Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide 2 (GHRP-2), a performance-enhancing substance. Wright's positive test violates the MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
"The Boston Red Sox fully support Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program and its efforts to eliminate performance-enhancing substances from the game," the Red Sox said in their own statement. "While we are disappointed by the news of this violation, we will look to provide the appropriate support to Steven at this time.