[Nightengale] MLB announced Max Kepler, currently a free agent, received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance.

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  5. Blame the Pohlad family. They gave him the steroids. Maybe it’ll make MLB force them to sell the team.

  9. Damn. Not even a masking agent, just straight up steroids. His career trajectory is a real shame.

  14. Man that sucks. Can’t imagine a team gives him a shot at this point. Between this and failing to be productive since the juiced ball season dudes in the rocks

  15. Probably not worth the energy I’m giving it, but any time a player gets busted for PEDs it bums me out how excited the r/baseball sub gets to dogpile on the guy like it’s some deeply moral failing rather than just a stupid ass decision. It’s disappointing and it was obviously incredibly stupid of him to take an animal growth hormone, but I just feel weird about how much you can tell people are licking their chops to shit on a guy they didn’t have a strong opinion on the day prior. Might just be thinking about it more because I’ve got a sentimental soft spot for Kepler, I don’t know.

  24. He’s barely been a capable player since 2019 and was fucking awful last year.

    I don’t blame him to trying to do whatever he can to make more money cause he’s THISCLOSE to being unplayable for anyone.

  25. We used to have fun watching this team. Except in the early 2010’s. That was a period.

  27. What an asshole. Couldn’t get vaccinated to save others or cross the border to play in Toronto

  28. I’m sorry but I find this hilarious

    Man, Kep could have been a lifetime fan favorite, but between the anti-vax and bullshit statements, stubbornness to play center field or try to make any sort of meaningful adjustments, and now this, I’m glad to be done with him

  39. Not to go all ‘I never liked the guy’ because Polanco got suspended for the same amount of time and I still like him, but I never warmed to Kepler.

    I think it mostly has to do with him not wanting to play center and people thinking that was OK. Also COVID denialism.

    EDIT: Also compare/contrast with the gigantic avalanche of shit that Kevin Slowey got for not wanting to move to the bullpen. Kepler never got that for some reason for making the Twins shuffle their lineup and play old man Jake Cave in center.

  40. The first thing I thought when I found out several years ago that he hangs out with Barry Bonds during the off-season is I wonder how long before he gets caught pedding. Glad we don’t have to deal with him anymore, good riddance.

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