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Jays' Colabello gets 80-game ban

TORONTO — Blue Jays first baseman Chris Colabello was suspended Friday for 80 games without pay after testing positive for the same anabolic steroid that caused Philadelphia pitcher Daniel Stumpf to be disciplined last week.

The commissioner’s office said Colabello tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, which is sold under the name Turinabol.

“On March 13, I got one of the scariest and most definitely the least-expected phone calls of my entire life. I was informed by the players’ association that a banned substance was found in my urine,” Colabello said in a statement released by the union. “I have spent every waking moment since that day trying to find an answer as to why or how?”

The suspension means Colabello would be ineligible for postseason play should the Blue Jays reach the playoffs again this season. It also means Colabello will fall short of the service time required to become eligible for salary arbitration next winter.

Colabello is hitting .069 (2 for 29) with one RBI this season.

Colabello hit .321 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs while playing in a career-high 101 games.

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