Minor leaguer suspended 100 games for positive test
Posted on: Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 18:13 CDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Angel Rocha, a minor league pitcher with the Arizona Diamondbacks, was suspended for 100 games on Tuesday for violating the Minor League drug prevention and treatment program.
The 100-game ban is the largest handed out for a positive test under baseball's beefed up drug testing program.
No other details of the suspension were announced on MLB.com but penalties for a first positive test are 50 games and rise to 100 for a second violation.
Four other minor league players received 50 game suspensions; Anaheim Angels Karl Gelinas, New York Mets Jorge Reyes, St. Louis Cardinals Yonathan Sivira and San Diego Padres Matthew Varner.
(Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto)
Source: REUTERS
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