The Oakland A's Bartolo Colon becomes the second player in a week to fail a doping test.
Major League Baseball said Colon is suspended 50 games because he tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. It was the same thing that got the Giants' .
"I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A's," Colon said in a statement issued by the MLB Players Association . "I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the Joint Drug Program."
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"The A's were 1/2 game behind the Orioles and Rays in the American League wild card race going into Wednesday's game. ...
"'It's a shock,' A's reliever Grant Balfour said. 'He's a guy that we're definitely relying on right now. I guess you could say it's bad timing any time, but especially now.'"
Up until now, Colon was having a stellar season, arguably one of his best. He was 10-9 with a 3.48 ERA. . The last time he had that good and ERA was in 2005, when he went 21-8 with a 3.48 ERA.
Colon is the fifth player this season to receive a suspension under baseball's drug program.
"The first four were Giants reliever Guillermo Mota, Phillies second baseman Freddy Galvis, former Cubs/Red Sox outfielder Marlon Byrd and Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera," CBS Sports reports.
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