{"id":3428,"date":"2026-07-09T13:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:33:32","slug":"rockies-pitcher-domingo-acevedo-suspended-80-games-for-positive-test-under-minor-league-drug-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3428","title":{"rendered":"Rockies pitcher Domingo Acevedo suspended 80 games for positive test under minor league drug program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><p><strong>NEW YORK <\/strong> |  Right-hander Domingo Acevedo, a three-year major league veteran pitching with Colorado\u2019s Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, was suspended for 80 games Wednesday for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under the minor league drug program.<\/p>\n<p>Acevedo, 32, started this season with Piratas de Campeche in Mexico and signed a minor league contract with the Rockies on May 1. He is 2-0 with a 5.81 ERA in six starts and two relief appearances for Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>Acevedo was 4-4 with a 4.09 ERA in 89 relief appearances with Oakland from 2021-23, then was released.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3424\">THURSDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today\u2019s NewsMinute video<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He is the eighth player disciplined this year for a drug violation.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for the entire season on March 3 after testing positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites. The failed test was Profar\u2019s second offense under the drug rules.<\/p>\n<p>Free agent outfielder Max Kepler was banned for 80 games on Jan. 9 after a positive test for Epitrenbolone. He signed with Arizona and returned to the major leagues on June 26.<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3422\">Toon in Thursday<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=3426\">Mookie Betts delivers a clutch 2-strike hit in the eighth as Dodgers beat Rockies 4-3<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK | Right-hander Domingo Acevedo, a three-year major league veteran pitching with Colorado\u2019s Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, was suspended for 80 games Wednesday for a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol under the minor league drug program. 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