MLB Dee Gordon’s Clostebol PED Suspension
Miami Marlins’ second baseman Dee Gordon was suspended 80 games earlier today after testing positive for PEDs. Gordon was found with elevated levels of testosterone and Clostebol in his system. Here are 5 fast facts you need to know about Dee Gordon’s historic suspension.
Who is Dee Gordon?
Dee Gordon is a two-time All Star who just signed a five year, $50 million contract extension this off-season after a prolific season hitting .333. He’s the NL’s reigning batting champion.
The 28 year old second baseman is known as one of baseball’s smallest players, weighing just 171 pounds and standing at 5 foot 11. In his rookie season, Dee weighed just 144 pounds.
He was traded to the Marlins in a trade from Los Angeles last season. In addition to his batting crown, Gordon won a stolen base title last season, stealing 58 bases. Oh, and he won a Golden Glove for his defensive record – even though he spent 2 weeks on the disabled list for a dislocated thumb last July.
This season, Gordon’s offensive prowess has continued. He was hitting .267, .283, .344 with six stolen bases so far this season. Meanwhile, his defensive game has continued to be strong.
Dee Gordon is the son of former major league pitcher Tom Gordon. He was born on April 22, 1988 in Windermere, Florida and made his MLB debut in 2011 for the Dodgers.
The Marlins sit at a .500 record for the season as of Friday morning.
It’s One of Several Surprising Suspensions this Week
Major League Baseball has already suspended Toronto’s Chris Colabello for 80 games after he tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. Colabello claims he has no idea how that drug entered his system.
That makes Gordon the fifth MLB player suspended for PED usage this season. Other players suspended prior to Gordon and Colabello include Phillies pitcher Daniel Stumpf, Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte and Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia.
Mets pitcher Mejia is banned from the MLB for life after he tested positive for PED usage a third time.
Gordon Claims He Didn’t Intentionally take the Drugs
Dee Gordon has released a statement saying that he didn’t intentionally take PEDs. Instead, he claims that he unknowingly “ingested something that contained prohibited substances.”
Gordon references the 20+ previous drug tests he has passed throughout his professional baseball career as evidence that he is not a cheater.
For what it’s worth, Toronto’s Chris Colabello, suspended last week for 80 games for PED usage, said the same thing. Gordon and Colabello tested positive for difference substances, although both maintain that they have no idea how the drugs entered their system.
Nevertheless, it’s important to note that neither Colabello nor Gordon actually deny testing positive. Neither of them are calling the tests inaccurate.
Meanwhile, Marlins president David Samson didn’t exactly stand up for his player when he released the following statement:
“Dee Gordon is a very important part of our team, and we all love him, and we support him. That said, I do not like, or condone, what he did. He’s an important member of this organization and will be for many years to come. It’s a huge, huge disappointment.”
Clearly, Samson isn’t denying that the PED usage took place.
What Exactly Are the Banned Substances, Testosterone and Clostebol?
Gordon tested positive for using two banned substances: including externally-derived testosterone and Clostebol, which is an anabolic steroid.
Clostebol is considered a weak anabolic steroid. It was first used by athletes in East Germany to gain a competitive advantage. Classified as a Schedule IV substance in the United States, Clostebol is essentially a chlorinated version of testosterone. This chlorination prevents the testosterone from being converted into dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and also prevents it from being converted into estrogen.
Typically, you take Clostebol by injecting it intravenously.
Meanwhile, the presence of exogenous testosterone (i.e. testosterone that isn’t produced by your body), is very incriminating. When the MLB uses the word “exogenous”, it means they believe the testosterone wasn’t produced by Gordon’s body, but was received through external doses. Most anabolic steroids work by raising testosterone levels – either directly or indirectly. Elevated testosterone levels beyond normal range are a major indicator of PED usage.
You Can Test Positive for Clostebol without Injecting It
One of the weird things about Clostebol is that there have been numerous reports over the past decade of athletes testing positive for the drug despite claiming they never took it.
In this study, for example, athletes were found to test positive for Clostebol after having sex with women taking certain gynecological products. That study also mentions other reports that a drug test can detect Clostebol after you take legal pharmaceutical medications.
Nevertheless, the FDA has not approved the use of Clostebol in any medications or gynecological products in America – so few people would believe Dee Gordon if he tried to make this argument.
One reason why Clostebol is popular among athletes is that it’s very chemically similar to testosterone. After Clostebol enters the body, it mimics testosterone. Your body spends time breaking Clostebol down, rather than breaking down your own testosterone.
When you break down normal testosterone, it turns into estrogen, which is considered counterproductive to muscle growth. Clostebol basically distracts your body’s testosterone breakdown to keep testosterone levels high, estrogen levels low, and leave little trace in your body.
There are also remarkably few side effects. Obviously, this didn’t prevent Gordon from being caught. But it’s unlikely Gordon is the only MLB player taking Clostebol and similar steroids.
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