Two minor league players were suspended Tuesday for violations of the baseball’s drug prevention and treatment program.
Brandon Mann, a left-handed pitcher in the Oakland Athletics’ organization, was suspended for 80 games and Richie Tate, a right-hander in the Atlanta Braves’ farm system, was banished for 100 games without pay.
Mann’s suspension resulted from a positive test for Ostarine, a selective androgen receptor modulator and performance-enhancing substance. He is on the A’s Triple-A roster in Nashville and will begin serving his suspension when the Pacific Coast League season gets underway in April.
Tate, who is on the Carolina Mudcats’ roster in the Class A Carolina League, tested positive for the third time for a drug of abuse. He also will start his suspension at the beginning of the 2016 regular season.