On Friday, it was revealed that New York Mets RHP Jenrry Mejia had picked up his third strike.
This tine, however, the strikeout victim…was he, himself.
Mejia, a 26 yard old hard thrower from the Dominican Republic, tested positive for PEDs for the third time in his career, earning him a lifetime ban from baseball. Mejia is the first player in baseball history to be permanently suspended due to PEDs.
Despite the lifetime ban, Mejia has an outside chance of seeing an MLB field again, albeit very slim. He is eligible to apply for reinstatement in one year, but by mandate, must sit out at least two years, making 2018 the first year he could possibly return to the MLB.