NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Troy Patton has been suspended for the first 25 games of next season after a positive test for a banned amphetamine.
Under the drug agreement between MLB and its players’ union, 25 games is the penalty for a second positive amphetamine test. A first positive results only in follow-up testing.
Patton became the 15th player suspended this year under the big league drug program following 14 penalized as a result on MLB’s Biogenesis investigation.
The 28-year-old left-hander, a veteran of five major league seasons, was 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA this year in 56 relief appearances.
His suspension was announced Friday.
