Padres’ Mike Cameron Caught Using A Stimulant, Will Be Out 25 Games Starting During the 2008 Season…
Well, I railed on MLB for their drug testing procedures earlier today; however, they snared in another victim.
This time, it is Mike Cameron of the San Diego Padres, a tenured veteran in the majors. According to ESPN, he tested positive for a second time using a stimulant. Cameron believes he was given a tainted product.
More from ESPN: Mike Cameron, the Padres’ Gold Glove center fielder, was suspended for the first 25 games of next season on Wednesday after testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant.
Cameron, who plans to file for free agency, said he believes he took a tainted supplement.
“The one thing I wanted to make sure was explained is, no steroids,” Cameron told AM 1090, the Padres’ flagship radio station. “I never took nothing like that before in my life. That would be 50 games, and that would affect me a whole lot more.”
Cameron issued a statement through his agent, saying doctors for the players’ association helped him narrow down what triggered the positive test.
“After all of the analysis and testing, I can only conclude that a nutritional supplement I was taking was tainted,” he said. “Unfortunately, the actual supplement is gone, and therefore cannot be tested. Without the actual supplement in hand, the rules are clear, and I must accept the suspension.”
From what I known and have seen, Cameron has been one of the stand-up guys in the sport; however, this is a bit of bad news…
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