NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Seattle Mariners pitcher Jose Zerpa was suspended for 80 games Friday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under baseball’s minor league drug program.
A 21-year-old Venezuelan right-hander, Zerpa is 4-1 with a a 4.70 ERA in 10 relief appearances this year for Class A Inland Empire in the California League. He signed a minor league contract with Seattle in 2023 that included a $10,000 bonus.
He is the seventh player disciplined this year for a drug violation.
on March 3 after testing positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites. The failed test was Profar鈥檚 second offense under the drug rules.
on Jan. 9 after a positive test for Epitrenbolone.
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