What happened to Manny Ramirez after testing positive for human chorionic gonadotropin?
Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile player ensnared in the sport’s drug scandals. The Los Angeles Dodgers star said he did not take steroids and was given medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance. source: http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spmannydrug0508,0,7512708.story Sources: http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spmannydrug0508,0,7512708.
Sources: Ramirez used fertility drug LOS ANGELES — Manny Ramirez joined a growing lineup of All-Stars linked to drugs Thursday, with the dreadlocked slugger banished for 50 games by a sport that cannot shake free from scandal. The Los Angeles Dodgers star said he did not take steroids and was prescribed medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance. “It’s a dark day for baseball and certainly for this organization,” Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti told reporters on the field at Dodger Stadium. “This organization will never condone anything that isn’t clean.” The commissioner’s office didn’t announce the specific violation by the 36-year-old outfielder, who apologized to the Dodgers and fans for “this whole situation.” However, testing by Major League Baseball showed that Ramirez had testosterone in his body that was not natural and came from an artificial source, two people with knowledge of the case told ESPN’s Mark Fainaru-Wada and T.J. Quinn. The sources said that i
Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers left fielder Manny Ramirez after he tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin use. The suspension keeps Ramirez out of play for 50 weeks beginning tonight and will cost him $7.7 million in salary. Ramirez has waived his right to contest the suspension, after initially indicating that he would challenge it. He said that his doctor gave him the HCG as a medical treatment not realizing it was a banned substance.
