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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Pablo Ozuna suspended for performance-enhancing drugs

Triple-A Lehigh Valley infielder Pablo Ozuna, 34, has been suspended 50 games for taking performance-enhancing drugs, under the minor league drug program, a person with knowledge of the situation tells the Inquirer.

This is Ozuna’s first season with the Phillies organization. In 309 games over seven major league seasons, Ozuna has batted .282. He spent most of spring training with the Phillies, and is batting .294 in 51 games with Lehigh Valley.

Posted by Andy Martino @ 5:24 PM  Permalink | 20 comments
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Posted 05:53 PM, 06/11/2009
Will.i.Am
great....
Posted 05:59 PM, 06/11/2009
bristowvw
Must have worked...he's the Pigs best hitter.
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Posted 06:18 PM, 06/11/2009
GOphils321
who cares
Posted 06:21 PM, 06/11/2009
phillyfan14
Just cut him loose, he won't do the team any good now.
Posted 06:25 PM, 06/11/2009
OldNavySteamer
Should've stuck with Jobu......
Posted 06:39 PM, 06/11/2009
LAEagle
Sure he's not just trying to have a baby like Manny?
Posted 07:03 PM, 06/11/2009
oldecityslicker
YouAreAnAss - let's wait to see some proof before accusations fly. Sounds like Ozuna got caught. There's no evidence that puts Raul in the same category.
Posted 08:04 PM, 06/11/2009
KGKoons
At 34, he is now through. What is more important is that Jaime is getting nicked tonight and the Phils have to come from Behind, again. If Jaime can stop them in the 4th and 5th, then another reliever on fumes will have to come in. Yipe. Paul Bako over another reliever???
Posted 08:04 PM, 06/11/2009
KGKoons
At 34, he is now through. What is more important is that Jaime is getting nicked tonight and the Phils have to come from Behind, again. If Jaime can stop them in the 4th and 5th, then another reliever on fumes will have to come in. Yipe. Paul Bako over another reliever???
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Posted 09:56 PM, 06/11/2009
JimEisenreich
jamie moyer is not spanish, koons
Posted 09:57 PM, 06/11/2009
spadty
This guy is sad, really. Shortcut to the majors? I don't think so. Send him packing.
Posted 10:19 PM, 06/11/2009
FloridaBrian
Who is Pable Ozuna
Posted 10:25 PM, 06/11/2009
delaina
Nice one Eisie. I got a nice laugh out of that.
About Andy Martino
Andy Martino is in his first season on the Phillies beat. A former New York City public school teacher and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he previously wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered baseball and worked with the award-winning investigative sports "I-team."
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