KC minor leaguer suspended 50 games
Published 1/10/2008 at FOXSports.com News for MLB
Kansas City Royals pitcher Jacob Rodriguez was suspended for 50 games Thursday under baseball's minor league drug program for failing to take a test.
A 19-year-old right-hander from Whittier, Calif., Rodriguez was signed last August and is on the roster of the Surprise Royals of the Arizona Rookie League. He will serve the penalty at the start of the season.
Rodriguez became the first player suspended this year under baseball's minor league program.
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