Free agent RHP Carlos Martinez suspended 80 games for PED test

Major League Baseball suspended veteran right-handed pitcher Carlos Martinez 80 games on Friday for violating the joint drug prevention and treatment program.

Martinez, who played his entire nine-year MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, is a free agent. He tested positive for Ibutamoren, a banned performance-enhancing substance.

The two-time All-Star missed the second half of the 2021 season with a torn thumb ligam