Overview
- The International Testing Agency said Wednesday it imposed a provisional suspension after Ramírez’s World Baseball Classic A-sample showed metabolites of mesterolone, metandienone, oxandrolone, and stanozolol.
- The sample was collected during March tournament play, and the substances are banned at all times under World Anti-Doping Agency rules.
- Ramírez has been notified and can request B-sample testing, which would confirm a violation if it matches the first result.
- At 44, he became the oldest player in WBC history but appeared once for Cuba and struck out in his only at-bat as the team failed to advance from pool play.
- With the ITA overseeing WBC testing from Lausanne, the case now moves to adjudication that could affect his legacy more than any immediate on-field impact.