Per MiLB:
Mets Minor League pitcher Edgar Ramirez was suspended for 50 games Monday after testing positive for a banned substance, the Commissioner’s Office indicated.
Ramirez, 27, received a 50-game ban after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. He’ll begin serving the suspension Monday.
This is the info I was able to gather about Methylhexaneamine.
Methylhexaneamine is a component of geranium oil and an ingredient of a variety of supplements that can be purchased over the internet. Among its advantages are powerful energy stimulation, increased metabolic rate, triggering of fat release and capacity to reduce weight.
Certainly not on the same level as taking steroids, but it is still against the rules so Edgar Ramirez deserves his 50 games. Players should know by now to be careful with what they put into their bodies.
Ramirez was 0-2 with a 4.91 ERA in 18.1 innings this year.
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