Ex-Rays infielder Tim Beckham suspended 80 games for failed PED test

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Tim Beckham (1) after striking out swinging to end the eighth inning of the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays in Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. The Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2. (Times, 2016)Former Rays infielder Tim Beckham was suspended 80 games today by MLB after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

Beckham, now with the Mariners, claimed in a statement he took a product from a trusted source that turned out to be “tainted” with Stanozolol.

Beckham’s career with the Rays was significantly disappointing after they made him the No. 1 overall pick in 2008, bypassing Buster…