NEW YORK — Just back from an 80-game drug suspension, Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia has been barred for an additional 162 games after testing positive for the steroids Stanozolol and Boldenone.
Mejia was suspended April 11 after a positive test for Stanozolol and said in a statement at the time, “I can honestly say I have no idea how a banned substance ended up in my system.”
He returned July 12 and was 1-0 in seven games, pitching seven and a third scoreless innings. Because of the first suspension, he would have been ineligible for the postseason if the Mets had made it.