PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Pirates Dominican reliever Edgar Santana will miss out on the shortened 2020 season after being suspended for 80 games for breaking major league anti-doping regulations.
MLB reported Sunday that Santana tested positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance.
Santana, 28, was looking to reappear in the majors after missing the entire 2019 campaign from a reconstructive right elbow surgery he underwent on his right elbow in September 2018.
Santana is 3-4 with a 3.31 ERA in 88 career appearances, all with the Pirates.
He pitched five blank innings as a reliever in spring training before MLB suspended the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pirates general manager Ben Cherington called Santana’s suspension disappointing.
Santana’s salary of $ 581,500 had been reduced to 215,370 for a shorter season, and now he will be left with nothing. He collected an advance of $ 60,000 from his salary, and that money will be returned to the team by taking it from an international fund.
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