MLB star Max Kepler handed 80-game suspension over failed drug test
January 9, 2026
MLB star Max Kepler handed 80-game suspension over failed drug test
33 comments
Lol star
This pretty much kills his market until midseason at best.
Probably a last resort to try and get a decent offer.
After posting a horrendous 2025 season, and being a free agent.
Either he will be out of the MLB now, or will get a league minimum offer.
Can players even slide by these test anymore?
“star”.
whoever is dealing him his stuff he needs to ask for his money back, cause it ain’t working.
“Star” is definitely pushing it a little
This will probably hurt his free agency negotiations 😆
Scrolling through MLB and NBA on my home feed simultaneously and sometimes I mistake what subreddit a post is coming from. Took me wayyy to long to realize that this wasn’t about Maxi Kleber
Star? I had to ask my 10 year old, mlb the show obsessed son who he was and he barely knew
And he still batted .216 lol are we sure he did it?
Ahhhh Guardians are going to add this 17th lefty gem to their OF now that he has fallen into their price range. League minimum.
oh shit its dailymail
MLB player. There, I fixed it for you.
I knew it
Star is a stretch
Why can he not play in the postseason even after serving his 80 game suspension?
Is this just bonus punishment for the team he’s on or whatever team may trade for/sign him?
I know it’s part of the rule but why are they suspended for x amount of games and ineligible for postseason play?
Just make it a full regular season and same year postseason ban at that point.
Serve your suspension and you’re good to come back bro, help your team make a playoff run. Sorry dude you can’t participate in playoffs because you juiced. Then why the fuck could he play the second half of the year?
“Star” might be a bit of a stretch
“Star”
If bro was taking roids as PED he should get a refund…
Without the roids, he would be Mid Kepler
This is the first time I have seen someone take PEDs and still be trash. I literally don’t know anybody else who’s like this
You’re a twinkle little star when you only bat .216.
.216BA | 0.0WAR
Sorry, the PEDs did not work
A star huh
Put Barry Bonds in the hall NOW
Judging by the diversity of the flair of all these comments here, everyone knows him well enough to call out the bad headline 😂
Wow. The word “star” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
At least he’s fine as hell
PEDs won’t help if you don’t hit the damn ball
Players on expiring deals should automatically be tested.
How does the suspension work if he doesn’t sign with a team? Do games still get reduced if the season starts and he is unsigned? Or do games only start counting once/if he signs a contract?
Edit: found an answer
> As part of a negotiated settlement with the league, Kepler does not technically need to sign before his suspension begins. He will receive credit against his 80-game penalty through games played by the Phillies if he is not on a team before the season, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
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Lol star
This pretty much kills his market until midseason at best.
Probably a last resort to try and get a decent offer.
After posting a horrendous 2025 season, and being a free agent.
Either he will be out of the MLB now, or will get a league minimum offer.
Can players even slide by these test anymore?
“star”.
whoever is dealing him his stuff he needs to ask for his money back, cause it ain’t working.
“Star” is definitely pushing it a little
This will probably hurt his free agency negotiations 😆
Scrolling through MLB and NBA on my home feed simultaneously and sometimes I mistake what subreddit a post is coming from. Took me wayyy to long to realize that this wasn’t about Maxi Kleber
Star? I had to ask my 10 year old, mlb the show obsessed son who he was and he barely knew
And he still batted .216 lol are we sure he did it?
LOLPhillies 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/fe79t2u74ecg1.jpeg?width=840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41666f601e1fdef5bf89ae1f0c2f09868db70404
Ahhhh Guardians are going to add this 17th lefty gem to their OF now that he has fallen into their price range. League minimum.
oh shit its dailymail
MLB player. There, I fixed it for you.
I knew it
Star is a stretch
Why can he not play in the postseason even after serving his 80 game suspension?
Is this just bonus punishment for the team he’s on or whatever team may trade for/sign him?
I know it’s part of the rule but why are they suspended for x amount of games and ineligible for postseason play?
Just make it a full regular season and same year postseason ban at that point.
Serve your suspension and you’re good to come back bro, help your team make a playoff run. Sorry dude you can’t participate in playoffs because you juiced. Then why the fuck could he play the second half of the year?
“Star” might be a bit of a stretch
“Star”
If bro was taking roids as PED he should get a refund…
Without the roids, he would be Mid Kepler
This is the first time I have seen someone take PEDs and still be trash. I literally don’t know anybody else who’s like this
You’re a twinkle little star when you only bat .216.
.216BA | 0.0WAR
Sorry, the PEDs did not work
A star huh
Put Barry Bonds in the hall NOW
Judging by the diversity of the flair of all these comments here, everyone knows him well enough to call out the bad headline 😂
Wow. The word “star” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
At least he’s fine as hell
PEDs won’t help if you don’t hit the damn ball
Players on expiring deals should automatically be tested.
How does the suspension work if he doesn’t sign with a team? Do games still get reduced if the season starts and he is unsigned? Or do games only start counting once/if he signs a contract?
Edit: found an answer
> As part of a negotiated settlement with the league, Kepler does not technically need to sign before his suspension begins. He will receive credit against his 80-game penalty through games played by the Phillies if he is not on a team before the season, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47562910/of-max-kepler-banned-80-games-violating-mlb-drug-program
Nooooooooo not my Max!!!