The Oakland A’s will be without Ramon Laureano for the rest of the year.
The star outfielder was suspended by the league on Friday for a performance-enhancing drug violation, effective immediately. He tested positive for Nandrolone.
Under the PED rules, Laureano is banned for 80 games during the regular season and also ineligible for the 2021 postseason. Oakland has 53 games left this summer, so he’ll miss the first 27 games of the 2022 campaign.
The MLB Players Association released the following statement from Laureano:
“I would never knowingly ingest any banned substance and put the game that I’ve loved all my life at risk.