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Mariners reliever David Rollins suspended 80 games

Published Mar. 27, 2015 4:40 p.m. ET

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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) Seattle Mariners reliever David Rollins was suspended for 80 games on Friday for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Major League Baseball announced Rollins' suspension, saying he tested positive for Stanozolol, a synthetic anabolic steroid. Rollins will not appeal the suspension.

''This was when I got back from winter ball,'' Rollins said. ''I was sore, and I was just trying to speed up the recovery. And just made a bad judgment.

''It was a mistake on my part. It was very bad judgment by myself, and I've been regretting it ever since,'' he added. ''It's been tough for me and my family, and I just want to apologize to my fans, my family, the Seattle organization and everybody else that I've disappointed. I deeply regret what I did.''

The 25-year-old Rollins was a Rule 5 Draft selection from the Houston organization. Rollins had made just one appearance above Double-A in his career - that coming in 2013 - but he was in contention to become one of Seattle's left-handed options in the bullpen. Rollins had impressed this spring, allowing one earned run in seven Cactus League appearances.

''Having spoken at length with David, I know that he is truly remorseful for his error in judgment,'' Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said in a statement. ''We will continue to work with him to get past this situation.''

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