Marlon Byrd was suspended for performance enhancing drugs today for the second time in his career on Wednesday. In 2012, he was suspended 50 games. He promised that he messed up and it will never happen again. He made a mistake thanks to taking a substance his physician recommended. But ultimately it was on him and he declined to appeal the suspension. Today, he was suspended for a completely different drug, but naturally he had no idea what he was putting into his body. The latest suspension will cost Byrd the next 162 games. Here is his statement from today:
“When I learned that I had tested positive for Ipamorelin, I retained the services of private counsel and an independent chemist to determine the origin of the Ipamorelin test result because I never knowingly ingested Ipamorelin.