Official Site of the Indians · Aug 14, 2015
Valverde, Tribe prospect Rodriguez suspended
Valverde earns the save 0:16 4/10/14: Jose Valverde strikes out Jason Heyward to earn the save and secure the Mets' 6-4 victory over the Braves Jose Valverde, a 12-year Major League veteran and current free agent, was suspended Friday for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
Valverde received an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a metabolite of Stanozolol. His suspension will begin when he signs with another Major League organization.
The 37-year-old last appeared in 21 games for the Mets in 2014. He posted a 3.27 ERA with 288 saves in 626 career games with the D-backs, Astros, Tigers and Mets.