Pirates’ Edgar Santana suspended 80 games for positive PED test

Edgar-Santana

Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Edgar Santana throws out Cleveland Indians' Jason Kipnis at first base in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Cleveland. (Tony Dejak / AP)

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Edgar Santana will miss all of the abbreviated 2020 season after being suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

MLB announced Sunday that Santana tested positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance.

The 28-year-old Santana is in the process of a comeback after missing all of the 2019 season following reconstructive surgery on his right elbow in September 2018. Santana is 3-4 with a 3.31 ERA in 88 career games, all with the Pirates. He worked five hitless innings of relief in spring training before the MLB season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington called Santana’s suspension "disappointing."

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