The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that five Minor League players have been suspended following their violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program:
- Infielder Derek Dietrich, who is currently on the roster of New York Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, has received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for 1,4-dimethylpentylamine (DMPA), a stimulant.
- Pitcher Ivan Gonzalez, who is currently on the Dominican Summer League roster of the Toronto Blue Jays, has received a 60-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance.
- Pitcher Kanoa Pagan, who is currently on the Arizona Complex League roster of the San Francisco Giants, has received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Amphetamine, a stimulant.
- Outfielder Karell Paz, who is currently on the Florida Complex League roster of the New York Mets, has received a 60-game suspension without pay after testing positive for Stanozol, a performance-enhancing substance.
- Pitcher Elvin Valerio, who is currently on the Dominican Summer League roster of the Detroit Tigers, has received a 60-game suspension without pay after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances Stanozolol and GW501516, a Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor δ (PPARδ) agonist.
The suspensions of all five players are effective immediately.
