List of Major League Baseball players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs

In January 2004, Major League Baseball announced a new steroid policy which included random, offseason testing and 10-day suspensions for first-time offenders, 30-days for second-time offenders, 60-days for third-time offenders, and one year for fourth-time offenders, all without pay, in an effort to curtail performance-enhancing drug use in professional baseball. This policy strengthened baseball's pre-existing ban on controlled substances, including steroids, which was in effect since 1991.

The policy was to be reviewed in 2008, but under pressure from the U.S. Congress, on November 15, 2005, players and owners agreed to tougher penalties: a 50-game suspension for a first offense, a 100-game suspension for a second, and a lifetime ban for a third.

Of the 44 players suspended, 19 were from the United States, 13 from the Dominican Republic, 6 from Venezuela, 2 from Cuba, and 1 each from Australia, Colombia, Japan, and Puerto Rico.

Players suspended while on Major League rosters

Player	Team	Date announced	Penalty	Position	Reference
Alex Sánchez	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	April 3, 2005	10 days	OF	[1]
Jorge Piedra	Colorado Rockies	April 11, 2005	10 days	OF	[2]
Agustín Montero	Texas Rangers	April 20, 2005	10 days	P	[3]
Jamal Strong	Seattle Mariners	April 26, 2005	10 days	OF	[4]
Juan Rincón	Minnesota Twins	May 2, 2005	10 days	P	[5]
Rafael Betancourt	Cleveland Indians	July 8, 2005	10 days	P	[6]
Rafael Palmeiro	Baltimore Orioles	August 1, 2005	10 days	1B/DH	[7]
Ryan Franklin	Seattle Mariners	August 2, 2005	10 days	P	[8]
Mike Morse	Seattle Mariners	September 7, 2005	10 days	SS	[9]
Carlos Almanzar	Houston Astros	October 4, 2005	10 days	P	[10]
Félix Heredia	New York Mets	October 18, 2005	10 days	P	[11]
Matt Lawton	New York Yankees	November 2, 2005	10 days	OF	[12]
Yusaku Iriki	New York Mets	April 28, 2006	50 games	P	[13]
Jason Grimsley	Arizona Diamondbacks	June 12, 2006	50 games	P	[14]
Guillermo Mota	New York Mets	November 1, 2006	50 games	P	[15]
Juan Salas	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	May 7, 2007	50 games	P	[16]
Neifi Pérez	Detroit Tigers	July 6, 2007	25 games	SS/2B	[17]
Neifi Pérez	Detroit Tigers	August 3, 2007	80 games (second violation)	SS/2B	[18]
Mike Cameron	San Diego Padres	October 31, 2007	25 games	OF	[19]
Jose Guillen	Kansas City Royals	December 6, 2007	15 days	OF	[20]
Jay Gibbons	Baltimore Orioles	December 6, 2007	15 days	OF	[21]
J. C. Romero	Philadelphia Phillies	January 6, 2009	50 games	P	[22]
Manny Ramirez	Los Angeles Dodgers	May 7, 2009	50 games	OF	[23]

Players with Major League experience suspended while on Minor League rosters

Player	Team	Date announced	Penalty	Reference
Damian Moss	Seattle Mariners	April 4, 2005	15 games	[24]
Robert Machado	Texas Rangers	April 4, 2005	15 games	[25]
Clay Hensley	San Diego Padres	April 4, 2005	15 games	[26]
Brian Mallette	Pittsburgh Pirates	April 6, 2005	30 games (second violation)	[27]
Jon Nunnally	Pittsburgh Pirates	April 6, 2005	15 games	[28]
Tom Evans	Pittsburgh Pirates	April 6, 2005	15 games	[29]
Grant Roberts	New York Mets	April 22, 2005	15 games	[30]
Darnell McDonald	Cleveland Indians	May 6, 2005	15 games	[31]
Steven Smyth	Oakland Athletics	May 12, 2005	15 games	[32]
Christian Parker	Colorado Rockies	May 12, 2005	15 games	[33]
Luis Ugueto	Kansas City Royals	May 13, 2005	15 games	[34]
Wilson Delgado	Florida Marlins	May 13, 2005	15 games	[35]
Ramón A. Castro	Washington Nationals	July 1, 2005	105 games (second violation)	[36]
Matt Whiteside	Toronto Blue Jays	July 15, 2005	15 games	[37]
Wilson Delgado	Florida Marlins	August 12, 2005	30 games (second violation)	[38]
Luis Ugueto	Kansas City Royals	August 16, 2005	30 games (second violation)	[39]
Nerio Rodríguez	Pittsburgh Pirates	May 19, 2006	50 games	[40]
Abraham Núñez	San Francisco Giants	May 24, 2006	50 games	[41]
Yamid Haad	San Francisco Giants	May 31, 2006	50 games	[42]
Henry Owens	Florida Marlins	November 11, 2008	50 games	[43]
Sergio Mitre	New York Yankees	January 6, 2009	50 games	[44]
Pablo Ozuna	Philadelphia Phillies	June 11, 2009	50 games	[45]

External links

• 38 Minor Leaguers Suspended For Steroids. April 4, 2005
• Eleven Minor Leaguers Suspended For Steroids. May 12, 2005
• Ex-Mets employee Kirk Radomski pleads guilty to distributing steroids and other charges. April 27, 2007
• Bud Selig comments on the suspension of players found to have broken U.S. laws in regards to the steroid scandal. October 25, 2007
• An article commenting on the negligence of the MLB in this issue. Aug 4, 2009