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Why Is The DR The Latino Country With the Most Use of Steroids in Baseball?

So it happened again. This time, to one of the most beloved and respected stars in a country that breathes baseball: Former New York Yankee Robinson Cano.

The Seattle Mariners second baseman was suspended yesterday for 80 games when he tested positive for Furosemide, a diuretic that is used in the treatment of heart failure and hypertension among other things. This medicine is included in the list of prohibited substances of The World Anti-Doping Agency because it can mask the presence of other substances in the body. Facing constant news that leaves you disappointed and with many questions, it is striking that again, it is a player from the Dominican Republic.