MLB had just 2 positive drug tests last season

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball had just two positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs that resulted in discipline during the year ending with the World Series and exemptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder remained at a low. There were 11,609 tests that included 9,455 urine samples and 2,154 blood samples to detect human growth hormone, independent program administrator Thomas M. Martin said in his annual report released Friday by MLB and the players’ association.

That was down slightly from a record 11,783 samples last year that included 9,550 for urine and 2,233 for blood. Total tests were MLB’s third-highest, also trailing 11,619 in 2019. Offseason urine tests between 2023 and 2024 increased to 1,706 from 1,698, and there were 407 offseason blood tests.



The only positive test among players on 40-man rosters involved Cincinnati infielder Noelvi Marté, suspended for the first 80 games of 2024 following a positive test for boldenone, and Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez, suspended for 80 games on June 23 following a positive for clomiphene two days after his major league debut. There were no positive tests for banned stimulants that resulted in suspensions. A first positive involving a banned stimulant results in follow-up testing, and a second positive causes a 50-game suspension.

TUEs totaled 65, of which 61 were for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The 61 matched 2023, when the total dropped for a 10th consecutive year. That total was down from 72 in 2022 and 119 in 2013.

There was one TUE each for hypertension, sleep disorder, hormone function and uveitis/high eye pressure. LOS ANGELES — Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Friday to a $74 million, five-year contract. His new deal contains a team option for 2030.

The agreement supersedes a $16.5 million, two-year contract he agreed to with St. Louis in February that had called for a $9.

5 million salary in 2025. Edman was acquired from the Cardinals on July 29 as part of a three-team trade that included the Chicago White Sox. He hit .

237 with six homers and 20 RBIs in 37 games and was MVP of the NL Championship Series, hitting .407 with 11 RBIs. He batted .

320 with two homers and 13 RBIs during the postseason as the Dodgers won the World Series. The 29-year-old plays second base, shortstop and the outfield. He has a .

263 average with 59 homers, 242 RBIs and 112 steals in six seasons with the Cardinals and Dodgers. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2025 World Series. TORONTO — Former All-Star closer Fernando Rodney signed to pitch for the Hamilton Cardinals of Ontario’s Intercounty Baseball League for the 2025 season.

The team announced Rodney’s signing in a release posted online Thursday. Rodney recorded 327 saves over 17 seasons with 11 big league clubs. He led the AL with 48 saves for Seattle in 2014.

The right-hander, known for his bow and arrow celebration after recording a save, last pitched in the majors in 2019, making three World Series appearances for Washington as the Nationals beat Houston in seven games. He has since pitched in Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Rodney will turn 48 in March 2025.

He is one of 14 new candidates on this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Get local news delivered to your inbox!.