Oakland A’s pitcher Frankie Montas has been suspended for 80 games for a drug violation, reports insider Jeff Passan on Friday. The substance in question is Ostarine, which is banned under the MLB Joint Drug Agreement. Montas will be ineligible for the postseason even if the A’s make it there.
Montas offered the following statement, via the MLBPA (h/t Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic):
I am deeply saddened to confirm that MLB recently notified me I have tested positive for Ostarine, a prohibited substance under MLB’s Joint Drug Agreement. While I never intended to take any prohibited substance, I unfortunately and unknowingly ingested a contaminated supplement that I had purchased over-the-counter at a nutrition store here in the United States.