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Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez drops his bat and runs to first base along with his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez, proper, is congratulated at first base by first base coach Mark Budzinski following his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez grounds out through the eighth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martines walks again to the dugout after hanging out through the third inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez drops his bat and runs to first base along with his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez drops his bat and runs to first base along with his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez, proper, is congratulated at first base by first base coach Mark Budzinski following his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez, proper, is congratulated at first base by first base coach Mark Budzinski following his first hit within the majors, through the sixth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez grounds out through the eighth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez grounds out through the eighth inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martines walks again to the dugout after hanging out through the third inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
Toronto Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martines walks again to the dugout after hanging out through the third inning of the staff’s baseball recreation towards the Cleveland Guardians, Friday, June 21, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Sue Ogrocki)
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 video games by Main League Baseball on Sunday following a optimistic take a look at for the performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut.
Martínez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster since November 2022. He went 1 for 3 with a strikeout on Friday at Cleveland.
“Orelvis was upset, disenchanted and fairly trustworthy for a younger child when he informed us,” Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider mentioned earlier than the staff’s finale towards the Guardians. “He’s clearly humbled and is aware of he made a mistake. We’re going to assist him by means of the method.”
Martínez is eligible to return for the ultimate six video games of the common season however is ineligible for any postseason video games this 12 months. He issued an announcement apologizing to the Blue Jays and their followers.
“For the previous two years, I’ve been making an attempt to start out a household with my girlfriend. In the course of the offseason, we visited a fertility clinic within the Dominican Republic and after getting lab work accomplished, we have been prescribed a therapy, which included a medicine referred to as Rejun 50,” Martínez mentioned in an announcement launched by the gamers’ affiliation.
“Sadly, Rejun 50 incorporates a banned substance referred to as Clomiphene. We wished to maintain this matter personal, even inside our household, and trusted the physician who assured us this therapy didn’t embrace performance-enhancing medication. Due to this fact, I made the error of not disclosing this to my staff or the MLBPA. With that mentioned, I took full duty for my actions and accepted my suspension.”
Martínez signed with Toronto in July 2018 for a $3.51 million bonus and climbed his approach up the Blue Jays’ minor league system. He hit .260 with 16 homers, 46 RBIs and an .867 OPS in 63 video games this season at Triple-A Buffalo.
“He was unaware the substance was banned, however clearly, it’s an enormous mistake,” Blue Jays normal supervisor Ross Atkins mentioned within the visiting dugout at Progressive Discipline. “We’re clearly extraordinarily disenchanted and really stunned.”
Martínez will lose about half his wage. His contract requires $740,000 whereas within the main leagues and $120,600 whereas within the minors, each the minimal.
“I’ll be taught from this expertise and are available again to the sector in September,” Martínez mentioned.
He grew to become the eighth participant penalized for performance-enhancing medication this 12 months, the second underneath the most important league program. Noelvi Marté, a 22-year-old infielder who’s the Cincinnati Reds’ prime prospect, was suspended for the primary 80 video games of the season underneath the most important league program following a optimistic take a look at for Boldenone.
5 gamers have been suspended underneath the minor league program and one underneath MLB’s new drug program for minor league gamers assigned outdoors the USA and Canada.
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