The Philadelphia Phillies have activated left-handed reliever José Alvarado from the restricted list following the completion of his 80-game suspension. Alvarado, who will not be eligible to appear in a postseason game,

When the league suspended Alvarado in May, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Alvarado told the team he was taking a supplement for weight loss. He did not go through the proper protocol to see if it was approved. “I took a drug that I didn’t think was contaminated,” Alvarado said in Spanish.