Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler suspended by Major League Baseball

Max Kepler spent 2025 with the Phillies. (Logan Gehman/Phillies Nation)

Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. MLB said Kepler tested positive for Epitrenbolone, a synthetic anabolic steroid, according to The Athletic’s Jayson Stark.

Kepler, currently a free agent, appeared in 127 games for the Phillies last year. Signed to a one-year deal with the hopes of having a bounce-back campaign...