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Mejia suspension leaves us wondering "why?"

Jenrry Mejia (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)
Jenrry Mejia’s baseball career is likely over following a third positive drug test. (Photo credit: Paul Hadsall)

Jenrry Mejia has a fascinating story to share. He grew up in Santo Domingo and earned money shining shoes for about $8 a day, not taking up baseball until he turned 15.

“I didn’t like baseball,” Mejia told Star-Ledger reporter Brian Costa in 2010. “I just wanted to make money.”

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