Free agent minor league pitcher suspended 72 games

Free agent minor league pitcher suspended 72 games

Published Aug. 15, 2014 4:35 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) Free agent minor league pitcher Francisco Almonte has been suspended 72 games without pay for a positive drug test.

Major League Baseball said Friday the right-hander tested positive for a metabolites of stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program.

Almonte's suspension takes effect immediately once he signs with another major league organization.

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