Philadelphia philis Preventive Jose alvardoWhich is close to his completion 80-game suspension For violating MLB’s drug policy, apologizing to his comrades and fans on Tuesday on Instagram.
“I fully know that it is wrong to use prohibited substances and I will never intend to do so because I have always received a lot of respect for sports, my organization, my colleagues and fans, all of whom I want to offer my honest apology,” Alvarado posted,
“I made a mistake and therefore, I have faced the results set by MLB. Moving forward, my attention is on hard work to help the team win.”
The hard-handed left-handed batsman conducted a positive test for the outflow testosterone, a performance-growing substance, and was suspended on 18 May. Alvarado can start a minor league assignment, before he is eligible to return on August 19, but he is unfit for the Philos to pitch in Postsen, which leads the National League Central to enter 1/2 games.
Dombrovovski, president of the baseball operation, has stated that positive testing was caused by a weight -loss drug alvardo, which was taken during offsen.
Alvarado wrote on Tuesday, “Every mistake is always learned a lesson.”
Alvarado, who returned to Citizen Bank Park on Tuesday, has seven savings in 20 demonstrations and 4–1 with 2.70 ERA. He has done 25 strikeouts and four walks in 20 innings.
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“I think they have done very well without him, to tell you the truth,” manager Rob Thomson said about the Philise Bulpen. “We have won a lot of games without him. But [Alvarado] Certainly going to bring more energy, and he is going to bring another really really really good hand. ,
As a result of the suspension, Alvarado would lose $ 4.5 million this year, his $ 9 million salary, which he signed in 2023 as a three -year contract, as a part of $ 22 million. Philadelphia has an option of $ 9 million with $ 500,000 purchase for $ 2026 on Alvardo.
Philips made a roster trick on Tuesday, restoring the reliever Joe Ross From the injured list and option Seth Johnson Triple-e.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
