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Ryan Braun tests positive for PED
National League MVP Ryan Braun, who last season led the Milwaukee Brewers to their first division title in nearly three decades, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and faces a 50-game suspension if the initial finding is upheld, two sources familiar with the case told “Outside the Lines.”
Major League Baseball has not announced the positive test because Braun is disputing the result through arbitration.
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The 28-year-old Braun had to provide a urine sample for testing during the playoffs, and he was notified of the positive test sometime in late October — about a month before he was named the National League’s most valuable player.
The positive result was triggered by elevated levels of testosterone in Braun’s system, the sources also told “Outside the Lines.” A subsequent, more comprehensive test revealed the testosterone was synthetic — not produced by Braun’s body.
I know this doesn’t count for anything, but I did not see this coming. I watched and thoroughly enjoyed much of the coverage Braun got throughout the playoffs and afterwards for his MVP-winning season, and I would never have thought news like this would come out.
Like, I knew the dude had a bad haircut, but this?
It also shocks me that he knew before he accepted his MVP award. Did he think he was going to get away with it? Does he have an excuse? Can’t wait til he’s allowed to make a statement.
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- eliamartell reblogged this from shethrowslikeagirl-blog-blog and added:
FUCK. JFC Brauny, what were you thinking?
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