The league announced that Jackxarel Lebron would be suspended for 52 games following a positive test for the banned substance Boldenone. Lebron is not the first Blue Jays prospect to test positive for that specific anabolic steroid.
The 19-year old spent last season with the Blue Jays Rookie affiliate in the Gulf Coast League making seven appearances compiling an 11.32 earned run average in 10.1 innings pitched in his first taste of pro ball. The native of Puerto Rico was selected in the 16th round of the 2019 amateur draft.
Lebron is the second Puerto Rican farmhand busted since the conclusion of the minor league campaign.