Four Minor Leaguers Suspended After Positive Drug Tests

Pittsburgh pitcher Andy Maldonado and free agent pitcher Daniel De Leon were each suspended for 72 games under baseball's minor league drug program following positive tests for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol. Boston catcher Elih Marrero and free agent pitcher Cole Watts were each suspended for 50 games following positive tests for Amphetamine, a banned stimulant. Fifty players have been suspended this year under the minor league drug program and eight under the major league program.