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2B Gordon faces 80-game penalty
- Updated: April 29, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon, the reigning National League batting champion and a two-time All-Star, has been suspended by Major League Baseball for 80 games for a violation of the league’s drug policy.
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball levied the suspension without pay after Gordon tested positive for “exogenous Testosterone and Clostebol, performance-enhancing substances, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program,” MLB said in a written statement released after 1 a.m. ET on Friday.
The announcement came minutes after the Marlins defeated the Dodgers, 5-3, completing a four-game sweep at Dodger Stadium.
“Dee Gordon is a very important part of our team,” Marlins president David Samson said, “and we all …
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