Twins minor leaguer Kerby Camacho suspended after positive drug test

Kerby Camacho is a 2015 draft pick out of Puerto Rico who tested positive for a PED.

December 23, 2015 at 10:00PM

Twins minor league catcher Kerby Camacho has been slapped with a 60-game suspension by Major League Baseball for testing positive for a metabolite of Nadrolone, performance-enhancing drug.

Camacho, an 11th-round draft pick this year from the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico, batted .093 with one home run and five RBI for the Twins' Gulf Coast rookie league team.

He will not be paid during the suspension, which begins at the start of the 2016 GCL season. Keep in mind that the GCL Twins played 59 games last season, so Camacho's development will take a big hit.

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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