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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras suspended 56 games following positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras was suspended for 56 games Friday by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Veras was disciplined under the drug program for minor league players assigned outside of the U.S. and Canada. An 18-year-old left-hander, Veras was 2-0 with a 3.97 ERA in five starts this season. He signed for a $125,000 bonus in January 2024 and was 3-1 with 3.80 ERA in 10 starts last year. Veras was the ninth player suspended this year for a positive test, the seventh under minor league programs. Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games on March 31 and Philadelphia Phillies closer José Alvarado for 80 games on May 25 under the major league program. ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
6 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Rockies prospect suspended for PED violation
July 18 - Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Erick Veras received a 56-game suspension without pay Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The commissioner's office said the 18-year-old left-hander tested positive for Boldenone, a steroid. The suspension is effective immediately. Veras has been pitching in the Dominican summer league. He is 2-0 with a 3.97 ERA in five starts this season, with 15 strikeouts and nine walks in 22 2/3 innings. The Rockies signed the Dominican Republic native in January 2024 for a reported $125,000 signing bonus. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras suspended 56 games following positive drug test
NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras was suspended for 56 games Friday by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Veras was disciplined under the drug program for minor league players assigned outside of the U.S. and Canada. An 18-year-old left-hander, Veras was 2-0 with a 3.97 ERA in five starts this season. He signed for a $125,000 bonus in January 2024 and was 3-1 with 3.80 ERA in 10 starts last year. Veras was the ninth player suspended this year for a positive test, the seventh under minor league programs. Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games on March 31 and Philadelphia Phillies closer José Alvarado for 80 games on May 25 under the major league program. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Sport
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Mykhailo Mudryk could face four-year ban after FA charge over failed drugs test
Chelsea's Mykhailo Mudryk could face a lengthy ban after being charged by the Football Association with doping offences. Under FA regulations the winger could be banned for as long as four years after providing a positive A sample last year. It is believed the banned performance-enhancing substance meldonium was found in Mudryk's system. The Ukraine international has not played since last November and was provisionally suspended while he and Chelsea waited for the results of a B sample. Advertisement An FA spokesperson said: 'We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with anti-doping rule violations alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of the FA's Anti-Doping Regulations. As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.' Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you're on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. Chelsea declined to comment. In December the club said: 'Mykhailo has confirmed categorically that he has never knowingly used any banned substances.' • More details soon …
The National
18-06-2025
- Politics
- The National
Anti-doping is integral to clean sport, which is what makes 'Enhanced Games' so shameful
Late last month, I was deeply honoured to be re-elected for a final three-year term as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency. I readily accepted that honour, with a deep sense of purpose and responsibility. I can think of no more important job in sport than the one carried out by Wada. Our mission is to lead a worldwide collaborative campaign for doping-free sport, and it is something we take extremely seriously. Growing up in Poland, sport was a huge part of my life. Like a lot of children, I spent long hours with my friends playing all kinds of sports but eventually it was athletics – specifically sprinting – on which I concentrated. It was a tremendous honour for me, for my coaches, for my family and for my hometown when I was selected to represent Poland in the 400 metres sprint competition. In those days, I did not think much about doping but I knew one thing – I would never risk bringing shame on my name or my country by taking anything that was prohibited. Sport without doping is something we take very seriously That is why the notion of the Enhanced Games is so abhorrent for us. For the uninitiated, this is a recently launched event that would allow athletes to use performance-enhancing substances without being subject to drug tests. In other words, it is a dystopian concept that seeks to normalise potentially dangerous drugs in sport. By offering financial inducements to susceptible athletes, it encourages them to take potent drugs in order to push their bodies beyond what the human form is capable. It is not merely controversial – it is irresponsible, and it is shameful. It threatens to erode decades of progress in athlete protection, public health and the very ethos of sport. I think most sportspeople have the same conviction that such an event is unacceptable. Nobody grows up dreaming of winning a World Cup or an Olympic gold medal by cheating. They dream of being the best but not through deception. They imagine themselves as the fastest, the strongest, or the most skilful through natural ability and hard work, not by employing the services of a pharmacologist or unscrupulous doctor. Winning by taking that kind of shortcut is not winning. A marathon is 42.2 kilometres long. Can someone who runs only 41.2 kilometres really claim to have completed it? Of course not. The same is true for those who take performance-enhancing substances or use prohibited methods. There is nothing new in the desire of a small minority of people to want to push athletes by coercing them to take prohibited substances. We have seen this movie before, and it does not have a happy ending. Throughout history, we have seen the ill-effects these drugs can have on people. The short, medium and long-term health risks are real. People have died. The Enhanced Games event was launched last month in the US, and its organisers have promised to stage it next year in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, so far, the authorities in the US have done nothing to stop this event from going ahead. In most countries, it would not have been possible because laws around the administration of controlled or illegal substances would mean an event like this simply could not be openly conducted. But for reasons that are not immediately clear, the US Anti-Doping Agency and other government bodies do not seem anxious to stand in the way. However, it has been encouraging to see the rest of the world unite against this misguided experiment. Governments, national anti-doping organisations, sports and athletes have all come together to reject it – and rightly so. Working with such clean-sports partners around the globe, we will continue to monitor and respond to this threat with firmness and unity. This includes urging the authorities in the US to seek ways to prevent the Enhanced Games from going ahead as planned. But this is just one of the issues we face. For the past five and a half years, Wada has been working hard for clean sport. Whether it was the politicisation of anti-doping, the problem of contamination or various attempts by people to cheat the system, it has been a period of challenges. But it has also been a time of resilience and progress. We look forward to building on that momentum and driving even greater success for the agency and the global anti-doping community in the years ahead. Anti-doping today is global movement – one that is strong, modern, accountable, independent and transparent. We follow the evidence – wherever it leads us – because we believe that it builds trust and encourages ethical behaviour while enabling open and honest communication. With the support of our partners, including the UAE government and the national anti-doping organisation, we are energised by innovation, collaboration and the unwavering belief that clean sport matters. Rest assured that we will work harder than ever to protect the integrity of sport and the dreams of the most important stakeholder of all, the athletes.
