▁kne e ▁tend init is . ▁P ined a ▁pitch ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 1 – 5 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 . 0 1 ▁E RA , ▁before ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁ 6 0 - game ▁susp ension ▁without ▁pay ▁for ▁testing ▁positive ▁for ▁hydro ch lor oth ia z ide , ▁a ▁di ure t ic ▁commonly ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁blood ▁pressure , ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 . ▁The ▁susp ension ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁from ▁ 8 0 ▁to ▁ 6 0 ▁games ▁on ▁appeal , ▁because ▁a ▁comp elling ▁case ▁was ▁made ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁mask ing ▁agent ▁for ▁a ▁performance - en han cing ▁drug . ▁P ined a ▁subsequently ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁read , ▁in ▁part : ▁" I ▁mistaken ly ▁took ▁a ▁medic ation ▁that ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁me ▁by ▁a ▁close ▁acquaint ance , ▁who ▁obtained ▁it ▁over - the - counter ▁and ▁assured ▁me ▁it ▁would ▁safely ▁help ▁me ▁manage ▁my ▁weight . ▁I ▁ing ested ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁p ills ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Tw ins ' ▁training ▁staff . ▁Test ing ▁revealed ▁trace ▁elements ▁of ▁a ▁subst ance ▁called ▁H ydro ch lor oth ia z ide , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁b anned ▁di ure t ic ▁under ▁baseball ' s ▁testing ▁program ." ▁▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁P ined a ▁re - signed ▁with ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁worth ▁$