Five banned substances found in sample
A spokesman for Major League Baseball acknowledged an incident as “unusual” wherein Dustin Richardson, the 26-year-old left-handed pitcher, had tested positive and been suspended for 50 games.
“I’ve never seen a case like this, and we’re talking about 30 years I’ve been doing this kind of work,” said Don Catlin, an anti-doping expert and former director of the U.C.L.A. Olympic Analytical Laboratory.
From Nytimes.com:
Richardson tested positive for three anabolic steroids — Methandienone, Methenelone and Trenbolone — that are fairly commonplace on their own, according to doping experts, but unusual in tandem.
On top of those, he tested positive for Letrozole, a drug that blocks the enzyme responsible for the production of estrogen, a process that commonly occurs as a byproduct of anabolic steroid use and is linked to several undesirable side effects.
Finally, Richardson also tested positive for amphetamines, which have been banned in baseball since 2006.
“I’ve had doublets and triplets, but to have five, and have it cover three different subclasses of drugs, is unique, as far as I can tell,” Catlin added.
Tags: anabolic steroid use, anabolic steroids, baseball, Dustin Richardson, Letrozole, Major League Baseball, methandienone, Methenelone, Trenbolone