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Ian Kahaloa is a prominent pitching prospect in Cincinnati Reds farm system, and he just got hit with a 50-game suspension for being a complete idiot on social media. The 50-game suspension was handed down as part of the minor league drug program put in place by Major League Baseball, and Ian Kahaloa was suspended after a video surfaced of him snorting what appears to be cocaine on Snapchat while getting tuned up.
Drugs and social media NEVER MIX WELL under any circumstances. I know this, you know this, and I’d like to think that Ian Kahaloa knew this but the video footage of him tooting a gator tail up the nostrils suggests otherwise:
https://twitter.com/Reds_1fan/status/842993719527653376
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Here’s another video showing drugs at the partay:
https://twitter.com/Reds_1fan/status/842987689485856769
“We’re obviously really concerned,” Reds player development director Jeff Graupe told the Cincinnati Enquirer. “We’re working to get Ian the help and assistance that we believe he needs to get his long-term future to a more stable place. We’re kind of putting the baseball on the backburner.”
There are four total videos that were posted Kahaloa’s Snapchat account, and it appears that they were all recorded by someone else.
Kahala was a fifth-round pick by Cincinnati in 2015 and was playing for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League at the time of his suspension. He will miss the majority of the season as the Mustangs season is only 75 games long.
Someone did him dirty by filming his Snapchat videos and sharing them, but he deserves this punishment for being a fucking idiot and posting himself snorting white powder to social media. Listen, I’m all about everyone ‘living their best life’ possible. I get it, party your fucking asses off while you can.
If life isn’t getting in the way then take each and every opportunity to live your best life. But, if you’re a prominent MLB prospect for the Cincinnati Reds and have a lucrative career in front of you then you REALLY NEED TO KEEP THAT SHIT OFF SOCIAL MEDIA. This reminds me of athletes and celebrities getting DUIs when they’re worth $50 million and can afford to have a full-time driver but actively choose to make stupid decisions.