Record Drug Testing in MLB Yields Only One Positive Result

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejía suspended for 162 games following second positive test for Stanozolol.

Major League Baseball and the players' association collected a record 11,783 samples for drug testing in the year ending with the 2023 World Series, resulting in just one positive test.
The only positive test was from Milwaukee Brewers pitcher J.C. Mejía, who was suspended for 162 games for his second positive test for Stanozolol.
Therapeutic use exemptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder dropped for the 10th straight year, with 61 exemptions granted, down from 72 last year.
Offseason tests between 2022 and 2023 increased 82% from the previous year, from 935 to 1,698.
There were no positive tests for banned stimulants that resulted in suspensions.