NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto outfielder Griffin Conine, a son of former major leaguer Jeff Conine, has been suspended for the first 50 games of next season under the minor league drug program for a positive test for the banned stimulant Ritalinic Acid.
The commissioner's office also said Monday that New York Yankees pitcher Daniel Marten was suspended for the first 25 games for a violation of the drug program.
The 21-year-old Conine was selected by the Blue Jays in the second round of last June's amateur draft.
After playing for Duke for three seasons, he went 3 for 8 with three RBIs in two games for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, then hit .238 with seven homers, 14 doubles and 30 RBIs for Vancouver of the Class A Northwest League.
Marten, a 21-year-old right-hander, made one relief appearance last year in the Dominican Summer League and two for the Gulf Coast League Yankees East.
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