San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin was suspended by Major League Baseball for performance-enhancing drug use and will miss 25 games. Maybin tested positive for amphetamines and it is the second time he has tested positive. Players who test positive for amphetamines are automatically given warnings the first time, and are subjected to subsequent testing and an automatic suspension if caught a second time.
Maybin took responsibility for the failed test.
“I have been undergoing treatment for several years for a medical condition, attention deficit disorder (ADD), for which I previously had a therapeutic use exemption (TUE),” Maybin said in a prepared statement. “Unfortunately, in my attempts to switch back to a medicine that had been previously OK’d, I neglected to follow all the rules and as a result I tested positive, and added, “I want to assure everyone that this was a genuine effort to treat my condition and I was not trying in any way to gain an advantage in my baseball career. I understand that I must accept responsibility for this mistake and I will take my punishment and will not challenge my suspension.”
Maybin signed a 5-year $25 million deal with the Padres in 2012 and has been a disappointment. Maybin played just 14 games last season because of an array of injuries, and this season, is hitting just .247 with one home run and nine RBI in 62 games. For his career, he owns an OPS+ of 88 across parts of eight big-league seasons.
