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Max Kepler Suspended 80 Games After Positive PED Test
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Can’t make this stuff up:
Not much detail in the release, which is one sentence long. If Kepler was juicing (allegedly) during this past Phillies’ season, it didn’t enhance his performance very much. He hit .216 and logged a .691 OPS in the regular season, then finished the playoffs with two hits and three walks.
He was, HOWEVER, much better in the second half, slashing .228/.318/.474 in September with a .792 OPS and ten RBI in 17 games. In August he logged a .789 OPS while hitting .273 and slugging .491.
Do with this information what you will.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com