CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marte has been suspended for 80 video games, the Reds introduced Friday.
Marte examined constructive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance, which is in violation of the MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Therapy Program.
“The Reds absolutely help Main League Baseball’s drug coverage and its penalties,” the Reds stated in a press release. “We may have no additional remark.”
Marte will go with out pay for the 80 video games as properly.
The suspension will turn into efficient initially of the 2024 season, which kicks of Thursday, March 22.
The 22-year-old was despatched to the Reds within the Mariners commerce for Luis Castillo in July 2022. The Reds known as up Marte in August 2023. Marte joined different younger infielders, together with Elly De La Cruz, Matt McLain, Spencer Steer and Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
In the course of the 2023 season, he batted .316 with 3 residence runs and 15 RBIs. He additionally had a .366 on base proportion.
Marte was the Reds prime prospect for 2024, and he was listed because the twenty first greatest prospect in the entire MLB, based on the MLB Pipeline.
In September, his two-out single within the ninth drove within the profitable run for the Reds towards the Cubs throughout a decent race for the playoffs.
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