Max Kepler hit 18 home runs in 127 games with the Philadelphia Phillies last season. Bill Streicher / Imagn Images
Max Kepler has been suspended for 80 games after the veteran outfielder tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Epitrenbolone, Major League Baseball announced on Friday.
Kepler, 32, is a free agent. In 2025, he played 127 games in his lone season with the Philadelphia Phillies, which came after a decade with the Minnesota Twins following his debut in 2015. The lefty-swinging corner outfielder has slashed .235/.316/.425 during his career with 179 homers. Much of that production came against right-handed pitching.
Kepler is coming off a down season with the Phillies, in which he hit just .216/.300/.391 with 18 homers. His OPS+ of 88 was the lowest of his career.