Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Houston Astros pitcher Francis Martes has been suspended without pay for 162 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
Major League Baseball announced the suspension Monday. Martes was also suspended March 12 for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. His latest ban came after testing positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. His March test showed a positive result for Clomiphene, a women's fertility drug sometimes used by athletes to limit the side effects from using steroids.