What did Manny Ramirez take? Source says Viagra*

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A source close to Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez said the banned substance Manny Ramirez tested positive for was Viagra.
I don't believe the MLB bans the little blue pill, but I'm linking to Wikipedia's list of MLB banned substances and a pdf of MLB substance abuse policy.

Finally a poll question:

*UPDATE: Yahoo reports it wasn't Viagra, but another "sexual enhancement" drug:

LOS ANGELES - A source close to Manny Ramirez(notes) said Thursday that the illegal substance for which the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger tested positive was not "an agent customarily used for performance enhancing."

At least not on the baseball diamond. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the substance is supposed to boost sex drive. It is not Viagra, but a substance that treats the cause rather providing a temporary boost in sexual performance, the source said.

Ramirez tested positive for the substance during spring training, then was administered a second test more recently, and it also was positive. Major League Baseball notified Ramirez of the second positive test after Wednesday night's Dodgers victory over the Washington Nationals. Ramirez admitted to having taken the substance and declined to appeal. His 50-game suspension begins today.

"The substance is not a steroid and it is not human-growth hormone," the source said.

Ramirez, the source said, acquired the substance through a prescription from a doctor in Miami for his medical condition. The source intimated that Ramirez might bring legal action against the physician.


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