Orelvis Martinez of the Toronto Blue Jays suspended for 80 games for alcoholic beverage violation (PED)

As announced on Sunday, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez has been suspended for 80 games for violating MLB’s doping policy.

According to MLB, Martinez tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene and will serve his suspension without pay.

In a statement released by ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Martinez said he was prescribed a fertility drug this winter that led to his positive test.

“We wanted to keep this matter private, even within our family, and trusted the doctor who assured us that this treatment did not involve performance-enhancing drugs. Therefore, I made the mistake of not disclosing this to my team or the MLBPA. With that in mind, I took full responsibility for my negligence and accepted my suspension.”

The news comes less than a week after Martinez was called up by Toronto for the first time and two days after he made his major league debut on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians.

“The Blue Jays fully support Major League Baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment program and firmly believe in playing on an equal footing. We were both surprised and disappointed to learn of Orelvis Martinez’s suspension. We will do everything in our power to ensure Orelvis learns from this mistake. Orelvis has our support and we know he will get through this,” general manager Ross Atkins said in a statement released through the team Sunday morning.

Martinez joined the Jays on June 18 but was benched in his first two games. He entered the game on Friday, going 1-for-3 with a single and playing second base before returning to the bench on Saturday.

The 22-year-old started the season as the No. 2 player in TSN Blue Jays reporter Scott Mitchell’s Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects. Before being called up to the team, he had a batting average of .260/.343/.523 with 16 home runs and 46 RBIs in 63 Triple-A games with the Buffalo Bisons this season.

At the age of 16, he joined the Blue Jays as an international free agent in July 2018.