April 20, 201214 yr NEW YORK -- A minor league pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a minor league infielder for the Miami Marlins have been given 50-game suspensions after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The commissioner's office imposed the penalties Thursday under the minor league drug program. Jaime Ortiz of the Marlins was with Double-A Jacksonville. He was suspended after a positive test for Stanozolol. Jose Pasen of the Cardinals was penalized after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone. He was on the roster of Class A Batavia. There have been 34 suspensions this year under the minor league drug program. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7834114/pair-minor-leaguers-get-50-game-drug-suspensions
April 20, 201214 yr Not really sure how he got out of Jupiter with his .255 BA 5HR 35 RBI last season, no big loss for little Fish
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