{"id":2747,"date":"2026-06-08T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2747"},"modified":"2026-06-08T06:04:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:04:03","slug":"max-kepler-signs-with-diamondbacks-while-still-serving-suspension-for-performance-enhancing-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2747","title":{"rendered":"Max Kepler signs with Diamondbacks while still serving suspension for performance-enhancing drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed outfielder Max Kepler, who is still serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2745\">No watch party at Madison Square Garden with Trump attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Terms of the deal announced on Sunday were not available.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler will not be able to report to the team until June 25, when his suspension ends. He will remain on the restricted list and not count against Arizona\u2019s 40-man roster until then.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler tested positive in January for Epitrenbolone, a metabolite of Trenbolone that\u2019s contained in some products used in body-building stores and has been used in products to promote cattle growth. Kepler was the first player suspended by MLB for the substance since public announcements of the penalty details began in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2743\">Man seriously injured in Raleigh stabbing in neighborhood off Perry Creek Road: Police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Kepler hit .216 with 18 homers and 52 RBIs with Philadelphia last year after agreeing to a $10 million, one-year contract. He was slowed in 2024 by left patellar tendinitis and had core surgery after the season to repair a sports hernia.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler grew up in Germany and signed with the Twins at age 16 in 2009. 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