Brewers' Severino suspended 80 games for fertility drug April 5 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink NEW YORK (AP) Milwaukee catcher Pedro Severino was suspended for 80 games on Tuesday following a positive drug test, the fourth major leaguer penalized in two days.Severino tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Clomiphene, the commi sioner's office said. The drug is used to induce ovulation.Severino will lose about half his $1 Travis D'Arnaud Jersey .9 million salary. He apologized to the Brewers, teammates and fans.Since late 2020, my wife and I had been trying to start a family unsucce sfully, Severino said in a statement i sued by the players' a sociation. When we returned to the Dominican Republic after the 2021 season, we sought medical a sistance to determine why we had not succeeded. One of the doctors I consulted with prescribed me with a medication to treat infertility i sues. Unfortunately, I now know that the medication contained Clomiphene. I accept responsibility for this mistake and have decided not to challenge my Mike Piazza Jersey suspension.A seven-year major league veteran, the 28-year-old is in his first season with the Brewers after playing for Washington and Baltimore. He hit .248 with 11 homers and 46 RBIs last season for the Orioles, leaving him with a .235 career average with 33 homers and 133 RBIs.I have been tested more than 100 times in my career and I had never had an i sue, Severino said.Severino batted .435 with two homers and nine RBIs in eight spring training games. He was expected to serve as the main backup to 2021 All-Star Omar Narvez, filling a Yoenis Cespedes Jersey void that was created when the Other catchers on the Brewers 40-man roster are Mario Feliciano and Brett Sullivan. Feliciano has one game of MLB experience and Sullivan has never played in the majors.Three free agents were suspended Monday following positive tests for Boldenone: outfielder/first baseman Danny Santana, pitcher Richard Rodrguez and infielder Jos Rondn. Those were the first suspensions since the major league drug testing program resumed March 11 following a 99-day suspension during the lockout.All the positive tests resulted from urine samples taken before the lockout started Dec. 2, but MLB concluded it could not announce discipline during the lockout, a person familiar with the testing program told The A sociated Pre s, speaking on condition Wilmer Flores Jersey of anonymity because that detail was not announced.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball Mario Feliciano Pedro Severino Milwaukee Brewers share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed New York Mets Jersey by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS