MLB announces suspension for 2002 AL MVP winner, after two positive tests for banned amphetamine Adderall
The Kansas City Royals infielder Miguel Tejada has been suspended for 105 games, after testing positive for an amphetamine. It has been reported that he twice tested positive for Adderall.
The 39-year-old had previously tested positive under the league's amphetamine policy, so he was subject to a 25-game ban for a second test and an 80-game suspension for a third, both of which occurred while playing for the Royals this season.
Major League Baseball announced the suspension, which is effective immediately, on Saturday afternoon. Tejada, who is on the Royals' 60-day disabled list with a calf strain, joined Kansas City in the offseason, having spent the previous year on a minor-league contract with the Baltimore Orioles. In 2002, when playing for the Oakland Athletics, he won the American League Most Valuable Player award.
A six-time All Star selection, Tejada won the 2004 Home Run Derby and played for the champion Dominican Republic team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. This season, he has hit .288/.317/.378 with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 53 games.
Last month, MLB handed down a number of suspensions as a result of the Biogenesis investigation, into players linked with an anti-ageing clinic in Florida. Among those banned were Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers, who was given a 65-game suspension, and the New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who is playing on under appeal against a 211-game ban.
