NEW YORK (AP) – Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco has been suspended 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
The commissioner’s office announced the penalty Sunday. Polanco tested positive for Stanozolol and became the sixth player to be banned this year under the major league drug program – one more than last year.
Polanco hit .256 with 13 home runs and 74 RBIs last season while starting 127 games at shortstop. The 24-year-old also stole 13 bases in helping the Twins earn an AL wild-card spot.
Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco, left, goes into third base ahead of the throw to Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt after hitting a triple off Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
In a statement released by the players’ union, Polanco said he didn’t “intentionally consume this steroid.”
Polanco said he requested a substance from his athletic trainer in the Dominican Republic, but was given something else.
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