The Rangers have released right-hander Steve Delabar from his minor-league contract, per a club announcement. In a corresponding move, the team’s top affiliate has added recently signed righty Yovani Gallardo to its active roster.
Delabar, 34, has not pitched much in recent seasons. He didn’t last long with the Reds in 2016 and only turned in a short stint later that season with Japan’s Hiroshima Carp. Then, he sat out all of 2017 following a PED suspension.
The Rangers gave Delabar another shot in hopes that he might boost the bullpen depth, but obviously were not that optimistic. He had issued five walks in his 5 2/3 innings thus far at Round Rock after handing out ten free passes in nine spring frames.
Just out of curiosity, does a PED suspension ban you from playing in all professional baseball leagues (Korea, Japan, etc…)? Or is it just MLB
To my knowledge, it’s a suspension from the MLB/MiLB. They’re probably fine to play overseas because the drug testing is different and through different organizations.
It’s a suspension for just MLB, but most professional leagues in other countries honor the ban.
You’d be surprised as most foreign leagues have a much more stringent PED policy.