The 2005 Major League Baseball season included a suspension for which retired Cuban American left fielder for steroid use?
2005 Major League Baseball season The 2005 Major League Baseball season was notable for the league's new steroid policy in the wake of the BALCO scandal, which enforced harsher penalties ever than before for steroid use in Major League Baseball. Several players, including veteran Rafael Palmeiro, were suspended under the new policy. Also, every team in the NL East division had at least 81 wins (at least half of the 162 games played). It was also notable for being the first season featuring a baseball team in Washington, D.C. for more than 4 decades, with the Washington Nationals having moved from Montreal.
José Martínez (outfielder) José Alberto Martínez (born July 25, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball left fielder, right fielder, and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut with the Cardinals on September 6, 2016, after 887 games in ten minor league seasons. He had previously played in the Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Royals organizations, and in the Frontier League.