NEW YORK — Washington Nationals infielder Stephen King and Chicago Cubs catcher Wilson Contreras have been suspended for 50 games each under baseball’s minor league program for positive drug tests.
King, who was with Class A Potomac of the Carolina League, tested positive for Ritalinic acid. Contreras, who was with the Cubs’ Dominican Summer League team, tested positive for metabolites of Nandrolone.
The suspensions will be effective next season.
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