Ryan Braun has murdered the Padres in recent years but he won't be appearing in the series that starts tonight. It was just announced that he has been suspended for the remainder of the 2013 season due to violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. He admitted it too.
BREAKING: Ryan Braun suspended without pay for remainder of 2013 season for violations of Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2013
"I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions." - Ryan Braun.
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2013
"I wish to apologize to ... all of the baseball fans especially those in Milwaukee, the great Brewers organization, and my teammates."-Braun
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2013
Before we start casting stones, remember Padres SS Everth Cabrera could face the same type of punishment for his involvement with Florida's biogenisis facility and Yasmani Grandal served a suspension to start the season.