At a young age, Mejia moved to the capital—Santo Domingo—in pursuit of opportunity: first to shine shoes at age 11, but then, to play baseball. “Jenrry felt he was a prospect.

Mejia is only 26 years old and was the closer of the Mets for most of the 2014 season, when he went 28 for 31 in save chances with a 3.65 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 98 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings.

NEW YORK -- Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia has become the first player to receive a lifetime ban under baseball's drug agreement after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance for the ...

Mejia went 9-14 with a 3.68 ERA and 28 saves in 183 1/3 innings with the Mets over five seasons from 2010-2015. The Mets left the door open for his return to the club in 2019.

Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia was permanently suspended on Friday after testing positive for a third time for a performance-enhancing drug. The right-hander is maintaining his innocence, as ESPN’s Adam ...

On Feb. 12, 2016, it was announced that Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia would be face a permanent suspension under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program after his third ...

Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia became the first MLB player banned for life for steroids use on Friday, when the league announced that he had failed his third drug test in the course of a year, testing ...

Jenrry Mejia, who became the first player to receive a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for performance-enhancing drug use during his time with the New York Mets, stated Thursday he ...

"As we have said before, no representatives of Major League Baseball met or spoke with Jenrry Mejia regarding any of his drug violations," MLB said in a statement released on Friday. "In fact, MLB ...

New York Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia has been suspended 162 games without pay after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances, his second PED-related suspension.

Under MLB rules, Mejia can apply for reinstatement, but would have to serve a two-year suspension at minimum. Twitter reacts to Mets' Jenrry Mejia's permanent suspension for 3rd positive PED test ...

New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia has been permanently suspended by Major League Baseball for his third performance-enhancing substance violation, the league announced Friday. Mejia, 26 ...