{"id":77600,"date":"2024-06-23T13:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T17:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=77600"},"modified":"2024-06-23T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T17:21:57","slug":"orelvis-martinez-80-game-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/23\/orelvis-martinez-80-game-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Infielder Suspended 80 Games for PED Violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Blue Jays infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martior01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orelvis Martinez<\/a> was suspended 80 games on Sunday following a positive test for peformance-enhancing drug Clomiphene. Martinez <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/18\/orelvis-martinez-promotion-blue-jays\/\" target=\"_self\">made his major league debut<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB\u2019s performance-enhancing drug policy. Martinez, 22, is Toronto\u2019s top hitting prospect and made his big league debut Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1804893673668137367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Orelvis was upsrt, disappointed and pretty honest for a young kind when told us,&#8221; Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before the series finale against the Cleveland Guardians. &#8220;Ge&#8217;s obviously humbled and knows he made a mistake. We&#8217;re going to support him through the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Orelvis Martinez Gets 80-Game Suspension<\/h2>\n<h3>Orelvis Martinez Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Following his suspension, Martinez r<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBPA_News\/status\/1804895519740719573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eleased a statement<\/a> by the players&#8217; association.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For thre past two years, I have been trying to start a family with my girlfriend. During the offseason, we visited a fertility clinic in the Dominican Republic and after getting lab work done, we were prescribed a treatment, which included a medication called Rejun 50.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, Rejun 50 contains a banned substance called Clomiphene.\u00a0We wanted to keep this matter private, even within our family and trusted the doctor who assured us this treatment did not include performance-enhancing drugs. Therefore, I made the mistake of not disclosing this to my team or the MLBPA. With that said, I took full responsibility for my negligence and accepted my suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was unaware the substance was banned,&#8221; Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said. &#8220;We fully support the (Major League Baseball Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program) and strong believe in a level playing field.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re obviously extremly disappointed and very surprised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martinez signed with Toronto in July 2018 for a $3.51 million bonus. He hit .260 with 16 home runs, 46 RBI and .867 OPS in 63 games this season at Triple-A Buffalo. Martinez will lose half his salary. His contract is at $740,000 while in the major leagues and $120,600 while in the minors, both the minimum.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez was suspended 80 games on Sunday following a positive test for peformance-enhancing drug Clomiphene. Martinez made his major league debut on Friday. Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB\u2019s performance-enhancing drug policy. 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