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CLEVELAND – Indians outfielder Abraham Almonte has been suspended for 80 games after he tested positive for Boldenone, a performance-enhancing drug.

Almonte will be suspended without pay for violating the MLB’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

The Indians said the following in a release:

We fully support Major League Baseball’s policy and its efforts to eliminate performance-enhancing drugs from our game. Per the protocol outlined by Major League Baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, we will not comment further on the circumstances surrounding this announcement.

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