Alexei Ramirez, 44, tested positive for steroids at World Baseball Classic after setting record
Former MLB player Alexei Ramírez, 44, tested positive for four anabolic steroids during the 2026 World Baseball Classic, where he had set a record as the tournament's oldest participant. The International Testing Agency announced a provisional ban, citing metabolites of mesterolone, metandienone, oxandrolone, and stanozolol in his sample. Ramírez, a former Chicago White Sox shortstop and Olympic gold medalist with Cuba, competed as a bench player for Cuba, which did not advance past the pool stage.
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MLB Alexei Ramirez, 44, tested positive for steroids at World Baseball Classic after setting record By Associated Press Published April 29, 2026, 1:06 p.m. ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Former Chicago White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramírez tested positive for four anabolic steroids at the World Baseball Classic in March where he set a record as its oldest ever player. The 44-year-old Cuban tested positive for “metabolites of mesterolone, metandienone, oxandrolone and stanozolol,” the International Testing Agency said Wednesday in announcing his provisional ban from the sport. Ramírez played nine years in Major League Baseball mostly at shortstop for the White Sox, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays.
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