ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -A Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor leaguer was suspended 50 games for violating baseball's minor league drug rules. Double-A Montgomery pitcher James Houser tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The left-hander is 5-4 with a 3.65 ERA in 20 starts this season for the Biscuits. ``The Tampa Bay Devil Rays fully support baseball's drug testing program, including the measures taken against James Houser,'' Devil Rays director of minor league operations Mitch Lukevics said in a statement Saturday. The Devil Rays also had a big league pitcher, Juan Salas, suspended earlier this season under the major league testing program. Salas received a 50-game penalty announced May 7 following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
