The Dominican Gardener Ramon Laureano He went 0-4 in the game that Athletics Oakland lost 4-3 this Sunday against the Twins of Minnesota.
Laureano completed his 80-game suspension for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PED, in English) and was placed as a starter in the Oakland lineup. He received two strikeouts in his first game after the suspension.
The 27-year-old outfielder got off to a slow start in Triple-A.
Laureano suffered general soreness last week following his first series of minor league rehab games, but recorded nine plate appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas.
Suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Aug. 6, 2021 after testing positive for nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance banned by the league’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, Laureano was unable to participate in the game that loves. This Sunday, 275 days later, he rejoined the Athletics. He played right field.
Laureano remains a beloved figure among his peers. The outfielder entered the visiting clubhouse at Target Field and was immediately greeted with open arms.
“I was very happy to see his face today,” said the starter of the Athletics, Daulton Jefferies, who allowed four runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in five innings. “On the field and in the locker room, the guy is a spark plug. We are very grateful to have him back,” MLB.com reported under the signature of Martín Gallegos.
