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MLB Sees Record Low ADHD Meds Amid Player Suspensions

12/2/2025

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In 2025, Major League Baseball reported a record-low 54 players were granted ADHD medication, down from 61 in 2024 and 119 in 2013.
The report was released by independent program administrator Thomas M. Martin.
The program conducted 11,700 drug tests, including 9,400 urine and 2,300 blood samples.
Jurickson Profar of the Atlanta Braves and José Alvarado of the Philadelphia Phillies were suspended 80 games for Chorionic Gonadotrophin and external testosterone.

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In 2025, Major League Baseball reported a record-low 54 players were granted ADHD medication, down from 61 in 2024 and 119 in 2013.
The report was released by independent program administrator Thomas M. Martin.
The program conducted 11,700 drug tests, including 9,400 urine and 2,300 blood samples.
Jurickson Profar of the Atlanta Braves and José Alvarado of the Philadelphia Phillies were suspended 80 games for Chorionic Gonadotrophin and external testosterone.