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Fri Nov 30 201817:26One big leaguer tested positive for banned stimulant
NEW YORK (AP) — One unidentified major league player tested positive for a banned stimulant in the year ending with the World Series.Under the joint drug agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association, an initial positive test for a banned stimulant results in six additional urine tests over the next year rather than a suspension, and the identity is not announced. The positive test for an amphetamine was listed in the annual report issued Friday by the drug program's Independent Public Administrator.In the year ending with the 2017 World Series, there were two positive tests for banned stimulants that did not result in a suspension, one each for Adderall and D-Amphetamine.Players not on 40-man rosters are not covered by the union and are subject to the minor league drug program, which mandates is most cases a 50-game suspension for an initial stimulant violation.Major League Baseball conducted a record 11,526 drug tests, a 39 percent increase from two years ago, that... [More]
Thu Aug 2 201820:20Former Mets pitcher Marcos Molina gets drug suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Marcos Molina, a free agent since his release from the New York Mets' Double-A Binghamton farm team on July 14, has been suspended for the rest of the season following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol.The commissioner's office announced the discipline under the major league drug program on Thursday. The usual penalty for a first violation is an 80-game suspension. In Molina's case, an agreement was reached between MLB and the players' association for the lesser penalty.A 23-year-old right-hander, Molina was 1-9 with a 6.66 ERA in 14 starts for Binghamton this year and 0-1 with a 9.35 ERA in two starts for Triple-A Las Vegas.Molina has never pitched in the major leagues but was on the Mets' 40-man major league roster before his release. He became the 11th player suspended this year under the big league drug program.There have been 55 players suspended this year under the minor league drug program.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
Thu Aug 2 201818:30Former Mets pitcher Marcos Molina gets drug suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Marcos Molina, a free agent since his release from the New York Mets' Double-A Binghamton farm team on July 14, has been suspended for the rest of the season following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Clostebol.The commissioner's office announced the discipline under the major league drug program on Thursday.A 23-year-old right-hander, Molina was 1-9 with a 6.66 ERA in 14 starts for Binghamton this year and 0-1 with a 9.35 ERA in two starts for Triple-A Las Vegas.Molina has never pitched in the major leagues but was on the Mets' 40-man major league roster before his release. He became the 11th player suspended this year under the big league drug program.There have been 55 players suspended this year under the minor league drug program.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball