ESPN.com · Jun 16, 2016
Phillies minor league pitcher Asher suspended
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies minor league pitcher Alec Asher was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance.
The 24-year-old right-hander tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, an anabolic steroid used to increase speed and strength. Asher was on the disabled list at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Alec Asher, who was acquired in the Cole Hamels trade, was suspended for using a performance-enhancing substance.The Phillies acquired Asher along with other players in the deal that sent Cole Hamels to the Texas Rangers last July. Asher was 0-6 with a 9.31 ERA for Philadelphia in seven starts after the trade.