Reports: Byrd suspended 162 games for PEDs

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Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended for 162 games by Major League Baseball after he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to multiple reports.

The news was first reported by Cleveland Scene.

Byrd, 38, had previously been suspended for PEDs in 2012, when he was a free agent after being released by the Boston Red Sox. He received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for Tamoxifen.

Byrd, who signed a minor league contract with the Indians in spring training but made the major league team out of camp, is hitting .270 with five home runs and 19 RBIs in 115 at-bats this season.

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