kansascity.com - 3/28/2008
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Royals outfielder José Guillen’s suspension has been put on hold for 10 days, allowing him to play Monday in Kansas City’s season-opening game at Detroit. Guillen and Baltimore’s Jay Gibbons were each suspended for 15 days by Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig on Dec. 6, following media reports linking them to performance-enhancing drugs. But Guillen and ...
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Guillen Suspension on Hold
KC'S ROYAL FAN ZONE —
The KC Star is reporting that the 15 day suspension of Jose Guillen is on hold while MLB and the Players Union continue to negotiate a new drug policy. If a new deal is not reached by April 9th then the suspensions will go into effect. ...
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Over the weekend, Jay Gibbons and Jose Guillen were both cleared to play for now, until their 15 game drug suspensions have been reviewed. Guillen is in there at cleanup. The entire Royals lineup goes: ...
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bizofbaseball.com 3/29/2008 — In a sign that changes to MLB drug testing policy are about to occur, Major League Baseball and the Players Association have agreed to stay the discipline of Jose Guillen of the Kansas City Royals and Jay Gibbons of the Baltimore Orioles for 10 days to allow for further negotiations over revisions to the Joint Drug Agreement. As I write today on Maury Brown's Biz of Sports : The changes that ...
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