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Max Kepler’s PED suspension followed by Andrew McCutchen test proves nobody is safe

Apparently, in the year of our Lord 2026, Andrew McCutchen can’t even try to get five kids to church without Major League Baseball knocking on his door like it’s a parole check.

This is where we are now. Max Kepler gets popped for PEDs, and suddenly the message from the league is clear: No one is safe. Not even the 39-year-old franchise icon who isn’t even employed.

That’s right. McCutchen — free agent, elder statesman, human embodiment of “good vibes only” — is still getting ambushed by Comprehensive Drug Testing (CDT) at his house on a Sunday morning.