Ryan Braun Positive Drug Test: 8 Most Jaw-Dropping Drug Users in MLB History

According to a report for ESPN's Outside the Lines, NL MVP Ryan Braun has failed a drug test. He is currently appealing the results of the test, but if they are upheld he would be one of the most shocking drug users in MLB history.

The positive test allegedly came from a sample that Braun gave during the 2011 playoffs. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that the positive test was for a prohibited substance, not a performance-enhancing drug.

If Braun loses his appeal, he will be suspended for 50 games during the 2012 season.

Rafael Palmeiro

Rafael Palmeiro went in front of Congress and wagged his finger at them when he told Congress that he never used steroids. It turns out that Palmerio was not telling the truth as a positive steroid test was revealed just a few months later.

Palmeiro claimed that his positive test was the result of a tainted B12 shot, but that did not prove to be the case. A potential Hall of Fame career was tainted by this positive steroid test.

Ryan Braun

After putting together an outstanding 2011 season, Ryan Braun allegedly tested positive for PEDs. His performance won him the 2011 NL MVP award, but that is now being brought into question as a result of these allegations.

This is by far one of the most shocking PED allegations that has ever been made. Braun was widely regarded to be clean and he was one of the last players many would have suspected of using a PED.

Nook Logan

Most of the players that have been accused of using PEDs have a number of home runs. Nook Logan had just two homers during his career in the majors.

He was named in the Mitchell Report, and he eventually admitted to using PEDs. Logan said that he used HGH to help him recover from an injury that he suffered while he was in the minor leagues.

Alex Rodriguez

MLB superstars are looked up to as heroes. It is expected that they are flawless and that they can do nothing wrong. That concept did not hold true when Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids.

Rodriguez said that he used them for a three-year period during his career. He felt a lot of pressure to live up to his record contract, and thought that using PEDs would help him perform at the level that was expected of him.

Manny Ramirez

While he may have been known as a quirky character, no one had suspected Manny Ramirez of taking performance-enhancing drugs. It turns out that he did it not only once, but twice.

Ramirez was allegedly tested positive in 2003 when the MLB was first implementing its steroid policy. Then, in 2009, Ramirez had a positive test for a women's fertility drug. He was suspended for 50 games as a result. In 2011 Ramirez tested positive for a banned substance once again and abruptly retired from baseball.

Ken Caminiti

Ken Caminiti won the NL MVP Award in 1996, and he had some help in doing so. Caminiti admitted to taking steroids during that season.

He also admitted to using steroids for a few more seasons after his MVP year. Many of his best seasons came when he was using performance-enhancing drugs.

Jason Giambi

After it was publicly acknowledged that he took steroids, Jason Giambi apologized for his mistake. He urged others to apologize for using performance enhancers as well.

Giambi admitted that he used both steroids and HGH between 2001 and 2003. This included three of the best seasons of his career.

Brian Roberts

In 2006, Brian Roberts admitted that he used steroids during the 2003 season. He was still in the process of breaking into the major leagues.

Roberts said that he only injected himself once, and he then realized that what he was doing was against what he believed in. He would later see his career take off, but there were questions surrounding the years that he had power surges.