Alexei Ramírez, who set record as oldest player in World Baseball Classic history, tests positive for steroids

Former Chicago White Sox All-Star shortstop Alexei Ramírez became the oldest subordinate to ever enactment successful the World Baseball Classic successful March. However, helium did it illegitimately.

The 44-year-old Cuban tested affirmative for "metabolites of mesterolone, metandienone, oxandrolone and stanozolol," the International Testing Agency announced successful a connection connected Wednesday.

The affirmative trial incurs a mandatory provisional suspension of Ramírez from the sport, though helium does person the close to situation the suspension and inquire for its lifting.

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Alexei Ramirez of Team Cuba bats during the 2nd inning of a World Baseball Classic accumulation crippled against the Cincinnati Reds astatine Goodyear Ballpark successful Goodyear, Arizona, connected March 4, 2026. (Mike Christy/Getty Images)

The steroids Ramírez took are prohibited astatine each times, meaning they cannot beryllium taken successful oregon retired of competition.

"They are synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroids associated with promoting accelerated musculus growth, accrued spot and enhanced carnal performance," the connection said of the steroids.

The effect of the trial came from a illustration taken during the tournament, the ITA said. Ramírez played conscionable 2 innings successful near tract for Cuba during the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

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Alexei Ramirez of Team Cuba poses for a photograph during Team Cuba photograph time astatine Surprise Stadium successful Surprise, Arizona, connected March 2, 2026. (Jason Hanna/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Cuba did not beforehand retired of excavation play successful this year’s World Baseball Classic. Ramírez broke Roger Clemens' grounds for the oldest player, arsenic Clemens acceptable the erstwhile grounds for the oldest subordinate successful the World Baseball Classic erstwhile helium played for the United States astatine 43 years old.

Ramírez played with Cuba astatine the 2004 Athens Olympics, helping triumph golden implicit Australia. He won metallic with Cuba during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

Ramírez played successful the large leagues for 9 seasons, spending 8 with the White Sox and parts of a play with the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays.

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Alexei Ramirez plays near tract for Team Cuba during the eighth inning of the 2026 World Baseball Classic astatine Hiram Bithorn Stadium successful San Juan, Puerto Rico, connected March 9, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

He finished 2nd to Evan Longoria successful American League Rookie of the Year voting successful 2008. He made his lone All-Star squad with the White Sox successful 2015.

Across Ramírez’s 9 seasons, helium had a .270 batting mean with 115 location runs, 590 RBI and 143 stolen bases.  

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